Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an analysis of Revenue Commissioners staff at each grade, on the basis of gender and age, as of 1 January 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5406/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Revenue Commissioners have provided me with a table in relation to the information sought by the Deputy:

Table 1: Head count* of Revenue staff, by grade, gender and age at 31/12/11.

* Please note that the above figures are based on the head count; the whole-time equivalent figures would be less.

An analysis of the data shows that 44% of the Revenue staff are aged 50 and over with only 5.6% of staff aged 20 to 29. The overall female to male breakdown is 62% female and 38% male.

These demographics are due in part to the restrictions on recruitment in recent years. The numbers by grade and gender will change further as a result of the retirements due by the end of February 2012. Over 200 Revenue staff have applied to retire during January and February 2012. Further significant retirements are expected over the next 5-10 years. Officials from my Department, the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform are in discussions on how to address critical skills losses arising from recent and known retirements, and to plan for the medium and long-term.