Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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99. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the number of staff due to retire from the Revenue Commissioners in the next five years; the current total number of staff; the average age of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32640/15]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they estimate that in the region of 1,300 staff will retire from their organisation over the next five years based on the current age profile. 

Revenue's multi-annual pay ceiling for 2015-2017 provides for an annual average whole time equivalent (WTE) staff level of 5,874 while its current  whole time equivalent staff number is 5,744 (6,133 headcount).  The current average age of staff in Revenue is 48.

Based on current staffing levels and projected retirements Revenue will require to fill critical posts at all grades in the next five years.

Under a delegated sanction received from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform the Revenue Commissioners are obliged to fill posts in the first instance by reference to the Public Service Resource panel before considering open recruitment.

Revenue has already commenced recruiting staff from Public Appointments Service panels and from existing Revenue open recruitment panels. Using its recruitment licence from the Commission for Public Service Appointments, Revenue also plans to recruit specialist staff at Principal, Assistant Principal, Administrative Officer and Executive Officer levels.

Revenue has recruited a total of 318 staff through open recruitment to date in 2015.

Projected Retirements 2015-2020 (Headcount) ¹