Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 June 2016
84. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in Nenagh, County Tipperary, by grade; his plans to fill these vacancies; if he will engage in a recruitment programme; when he will provide the details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16268/16]
View answerThe deployment of Revenue staff is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners.
Revenue reviews its business and staff resource requirements in all locations on an on-going basis as part of its workforce planning. This is an iterative process that looks to identify and address critical posts that may require to be filled in the future.
I am advised by Revenue that the range of duties and responsibilities carried out in the Nenagh office have undergone some changes in the last six months. One of the purposes of the changes is to increase the range of job types to increase the opportunities for overall staff development across the range of tax and customs duties.
There are currently 255 whole time equivalents representing 282 staff serving in the Nenagh office. This is in line with the numbers serving over the last number of years.
The overall numbers in any Revenue location are subject to on-going fluctuations due to retirements, promotions and transfers. I am informed that there are no significant levels of vacancies in Nenagh other than those that arise in the normal way and there are no plans to run a Nenagh specific recruitment campaign.
