asked the Minister for Finance the steps, if any, which have been taken to implement the commitment contained in the Programme for National Recovery, that additional resources would be made available as necessary to the Revenue Commissioners to achieve improved results; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

21.

asked the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants redeployed into the Revenue Commissioners offices to date; the Departments from which such redeployment took place; the duties which those redeployed have been given; whether there is scope for further redeployment in this year; and his plans for such further redeployment

I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 and 21 together. The answer is in the form of a table which will be circulated in the Official Report.

Civil Service Staff Redeployed to Revenue

(April 1987-March 1988)

Proposed Further Redeployment in 1988

I—Competition Currently in Progress

(numbers appointed will depend on outcome)

II—Further Competitions Envisaged