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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 11 Dec 1969

Vol. 243 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - State-Sponsored Trading Bodies.

35.

asked the Minister for Finance (a) the share capital, (b) the loan capital, (c) the net profit before taxation, (d) the total wages and salaries paid, (e) the number of employees and (f) the value of exports, in respect of each State-sponsored body for which he is responsible for each of the last two years for which the information is available.

As the answer is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the information—

Trading Body

Year ended

Share Capital

Loan Capital

Net profit (loss) before tax

Wages and salaries

Number of employees

Value of exports

£

£

£

£

£

Agricultural Credit Corporation Ltd.

30/4/69

6,000,000

15,632,456

267,582

136,309

138

Does not arise

30/4/68

5,598,000

14,204,312

213,768

112,129

136

Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann Teo

30/4/69

5,000,000 (a)

1,900,861

1,025,915

2,275,614

3,396 maximum

2,184,243

1,818 minimum

30/4/68

5,000,000 (a)

1,900,861

792,734

1,930,568

3,143 maximum

2,337,981

1,868 minimum

Erin Foods Ltd.

30/4/69

477,152

7,267,331

(261,855)

775,900

1,255 maximum

2,847,038

768 minimum

30/4/68

477,152

6,187,179

(1,143,346) (b)

640,745

1,051 maximum

698 minimum

1,842,433

Industrial Credit Company Ltd.

31/10/68

8,830,000

6,847,228

351,596

62,214

43

Does not arise

31/10/67

8,380,000

10,107,351

257,604

56,895

38

Irish Life Assurance Co. Ltd.

31/12/68

200,000

Nil

580,000 (c)

1,339,291

1,061

31,448(e)

31/12/67

100,000

Nil

525,000 (c)

1,282,692

1,061

44,123(e)

Taisci Stáit Teoranta

31/3/69

100

3,839,456

(5,541)

(d)

(d)

Does not arise

31/3/68

100

1,325,030

(4,960)

Notes (a) Preference shares included.

(b) Including £386,500 development expenditure written off.

(c) The Company does not earn profits in the normal commercial sense. These figures represent surpluses on annual valuations.

(d) Taiscí Stáit Teo. has no employees; the Industrial Credit Co. acts as manager for the Company at a fee of £5,000 per

(e) Represents premium income received from abroad.

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