asked the Minister for Transport and Power (a) the capital employed, defined as fixed assets plus current assets less current liabilities (b) total wages and salaries paid and (c) the average number of persons engaged by each of the following bodies in each year since 1962: (i) ESB (ii) CIE and (iii) Óstlanna Iompair Éireann.
Written Answers. - State Bodies Assets.
Cavan): The information requested is set out below.
Electricity Supply Board.
Year ended 31st March |
Capital Employed |
Total wages and salaries paid |
Average number of persons engaged |
(£000) |
(£000) |
||
1962 |
91,278 |
5,719 |
8,140 |
1963 |
97,164 |
6,296 |
8,687 |
1964 |
109,972 |
7,031 |
9,200 |
1965 |
118,663 |
8,493 |
9,719 |
1966 |
121,512 |
9,051 |
9,273 |
1967 |
128,537 |
9,358 |
9,587 |
1968 |
137,456 |
10,856 |
9,954 |
1969 |
134,355 |
13,415 |
10,834 |
1970 |
153,879 |
15,396 |
11,291 |
1971 |
150,019 |
19,888 |
12,138 |
1972 |
186,803 |
23,167 |
11,800 |
1973 |
203,403 |
25,434 |
11,700 |
1974 |
228,782 |
31,211 |
11,643 |
1975 |
240,019 |
37,779 |
11,505 |
1976 |
264,246 |
48,327 |
10,910 |
Córas Iompair Éireann.
Year ended 31st March |
Capital Employed |
Total wages and salaries paid |
Average number of persons engaged |
(£000) |
(£000) |
||
1962 (Note 1) |
20,941 |
13,781 |
22,146 |
1963 |
22,696 |
14,549 |
20,731 |
1964 |
22,106 |
14,383 |
20,148 |
1965 |
23,499 |
16,446 |
20,266 |
1966 |
24,819 |
16,590 |
20,082 |
1967 |
26,172 |
17,986 |
20,336 |
1968 |
27,121 |
19,527 |
20,464 |
1969 |
27,148 |
21,366 |
20,485 |
1970 |
28,424 |
23,849 |
20,885 |
1971 |
29,715 |
28,319 |
21,028 |
1972 |
31,576 |
32,613 |
21,312 |
1973 |
34,355 |
35,649 |
21,234 |
1974 |
35,560 |
42,529 |
20,890 |
9 months ended: 31st December, 1974 |
35,618 |
36,337 |
20,895 |
Year ended: 31 December, 1975 |
Not yet available |
Not yet available |
19,799 |
Notes: 1. Includes Hotels.
Ostlanna Iompair Éireann (Note 1).
Year ended 31st March |
Capital Employed (Note 2) |
Total wages and salaries paid (Note 3) |
Average number of persons engaged |
(£000) |
(£000) |
||
1962 |
(Note 4) |
(Note 4) |
(Note 4) |
1963 |
1,050 |
178 |
439 |
1964 |
1,137 |
291 |
429 |
1965 |
1,195 |
324 |
445 |
1966 |
1,252 |
334 |
447 |
1967 |
1,329 |
380 |
466 |
1968 |
1,452 |
403 |
529 |
1969 |
1,579 |
483 |
617 |
1970 |
1,691 |
390 |
660 |
1971 |
1,836 |
518 |
619 |
1972 |
5,611 |
617 |
618 |
1973 |
5,504 |
640 |
603 |
1974 |
4,989 |
797 |
576 |
9 months ended: 31st December, 1974 |
4,385 |
803 |
577 |
Year ended: 31st December, 1975 |
Not yet available |
Not yet available |
556 |
Notes:
1. Includes Great Southern Hotels (N.I.) Ltd. from 1971-72.
2. No charge for depreciation on fixed assets of hotels, premises and other properties was made in accounts up to 31st March, 1974. For comparative purposes, no charge has been made for depreciation on these fixed assets in the calculation of the capital employed figure above for the nine months ended 31st December, 1974. Government grants have been included in calculating capital employed.
3. Wages and salaries include cost of pensions, staff meals and staff accommodation as these items are charged in OIE accounts.
4. The company was incorporated on 1st December, 1961 but did not commence trading until April, 1962.