Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
314. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of open vacancies in the Revenue Commissioners; the time these vacancies have remained unfilled since first being advertised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34644/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraRevenue’s Vote for 2018 provides for a wholetime equivalent (WTE) staffing compliment of 6,114. Revenue currently has 6,039 WTE serving permanent staff and 75 vacancies that are in the process of being filled.
Revenue has appointed over 340 staff from open and interdepartmental competitions in 2018 to date. Based on current and projected staffing needs Revenue plans to recruit a further 250 new staff in 2018, across a range of grades and areas including Tax, Accounting, Transfer Pricing, Economics, Law, Data Analytics, Information Technology and Audit. Revenue is currently recruiting at all levels.
In addition to recruitment from the Public Appointment Service advertised competitions, Revenue has advertised seven open competitions so far this year. These included three competitions for roles as Solicitor, District Manager and International Tax at Principal level. These three Principal level competitions have been completed and vacancies have been filled. Revenue is currently running open competitions to recruit at Assistant Principal level for tax specialists; and will shortly advertise competitions for Administrative Officers for Audit & Compliance, Analytics and for Information and Communications Technology.
Revenue fills critical posts based on business requirements across all grades and functional areas. Revenue undertakes workforce planning and recruitment as an iterative process. Recruitment plans are currently in place to fill all critical posts taking on board projected retirements and business requirements.
