Written answers

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Department of Finance

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Photo of Kevin HumphreysKevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new staff that have been recruited by the Revenue Commissioners in each year since 2007; the grade of same; his plans to recruit any new staff in each year to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44275/12]

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Revenue Commissioners have provided me with the following information in response to the Deputy’s question. Details of staff who were recruited by the Revenue Commissioners from open competitions since 2007 are provided in the following table:

Grade20072008200920102011To End Q3
2012
Secretary General Level (Commissioners)* 1   1
Assistant Secretary*43  32
Principal 4 411
Assistant Principal36 22 1
Solicitor12 2 2
Statistician 3    
Economist1  11 
Administrative Officer1414425 8
Higher Executive Officer61811  
Executive Officer455917   
Staff Officer771   
Clerical Officer256130 12 1
Service Officer9633  
Totals3462532670516

* Following a Top Level Appointments Committee competition

A number of the staff recruited by open competition were existing Revenue staff.

The Office of the Revenue Commissioners undertakes regular workforce planning analyses to identify key posts and skills that require to be filled to enable the organisation to deliver on their current and developing strategies. The Revenue Commissioners are currently in discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on its immediate and medium term resource requirements based on its most recent workforce plan. While I recognise the challenge the Government faces in reducing public service numbers generally, the effective operation of the revenue collection system is critical to the successful achievement of the Government’s objectives in the context of the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland. I would, therefore, be generally supportive of the resource case made by Revenue.

To address skills gaps and deficits that are emerging, Revenue has recently completed open recruitment competitions in the areas of Audit & Investigation and Information Technology. Where critical vacancies cannot be filled from within existing resources, or through redeployment from within the public sector, Revenue will seek sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to fill vacancies by open recruitment. In the context of the need reduce public sector numbers and the probable availability of suitable staff from redeployment resource panels, it would not be possible to state exactly how many new staff Revenue will be in a position to recruit each year to 2016.

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