asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of custom officers and personnel deployed on Border duty; the net increase in personnel deployed on the Border since the new budget provisions were announced.
Written Answers. - Customs Officers on Border Duty.
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The number of customs staff deployed on Border duty at present is 207 on preventive duties and 114 on commercial imports and exports. Since the introduction on 1 April 1987 of restrictions on duty-free allowances for goods imported in baggage an extra eight to 12 heads of staff have been deployed temporarily on Border duty from other areas on an intermittent basis.