Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 May 2016
63. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of requests the Revenue Commissioners submitted in 2015 and in 2016 to date seeking permission to employ additional staff; the number of these he approved, refused and that are pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8867/16]
View answerFollowing the 2015 Estimates process, the Revenue Commissioners' multi-annual budget 2015-2017 provided for an average annual whole time staff equivalent of 5,874.
As part of the 2016 Estimates process the Revenue Commissioners sought to increase its staff resource to confront non-compliance by 50 whole time equivalent in order to increase the tax and duty yield from compliance interventions. Following the 2016 Estimates process the Revenue Commissioners' multi-annual budget was increased to provide for an average annual whole time staff equivalent of 5,924, an increase of 50 on the 2015 provision.
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners currently has a total permanent whole time equivalent serving staff level of 5,891.
My Department has not received any requests from the Revenue Commissioners in relation to the 2017 Estimates of Expenditure process to date in 2016.
