Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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106. To ask the Minister for Finance the average cost of recruiting one additional customs revenue official. [50912/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that Revenue's Comprehensive Review of Expenditure 2014 estimated that the average cost of recruiting staff for compliance projects such as oils, tobacco and alcohol is €50,000 per annum.

Revenue is a fully integrated tax and customs administration. Staff are deployed across the full range of roles required of a modern integrated tax and customs administration, including customer service and non-compliance roles.

Revenue has been provided with additional resources to prepare to meet possible additional demands posed by the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU.  This includes provision to upgrade ICT systems to manage the anticipated increase in the volume of Customs transactions.