Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 September 2022
13. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the dividends paid to the Exchequer by each of the semi-State energy companies; their profits for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46263/22]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Additional detail may be found in the relevant Annual Report and Accounts as published by the Companies.
- Profit after Tax (adjusted) comprises reported net profit after tax adjusted for exceptional items and certain fair value movements. Additional adjustments may be applied by the individual entities in arriving at adjusted profit after tax for dividend purposes.
- The reported annual financial year ends span multiple calendar periods with EirGrid (September) and Bord na Móna (March) year ends.
-ESB has published interim results for the six months to June 2022 which are included below.
-EirGrid data is for the latest reported period end (12 months to end of September 2021). EirGrid does not publish interim financial data.
-BnM data is for the latest reported period end (12 months to end of March 2022). BnM does not publish interim financial data.
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Figures expressed in EUR'm |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
|
Bord na Móna (financial year ended March) |
Mar-22 |
Mar-21 |
Mar-20 |
Mar-19 |
Mar-18 |
Mar-17 |
|
Number of months in period |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|
Profit after Tax (Reported) |
76 |
22 |
-22 |
-50 |
-8 |
5 |
|
Profit after Tax (Adjusted) |
76 |
22 |
37 |
35 |
28 |
21 |
|
Dividends Paid (Total) |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
Dividends Paid (Exchequer) |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
EirGrid (financial year ended September) |
Sep-22 |
Sep-21 |
Sep-20 |
Sep-19 |
Sep-18 |
Sep-17 |
|
Number of months in period |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|
Profit after Tax (Reported) |
n.a. |
36 |
12 |
80 |
57 |
2 |
|
Profit after Tax (Adjusted) |
n.a. |
36 |
12 |
80 |
57 |
2 |
|
Dividends Paid (Total) |
n.a. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
Dividends Paid (Exchequer) |
n.a. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
ESB (financial year ended December) |
Jun-22 |
Dec-21 |
Dec-20 |
Dec-19 |
Dec-18 |
Dec-17 |
|
Number of months in period |
6 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|
Profit after Tax (Reported) |
390 |
191 |
126 |
338 |
60 |
-32 |
|
Profit after Tax (Adjusted) |
203 |
377 |
401 |
432 |
207 |
213 |
|
Dividends Paid (Total) |
126 |
81 |
50 |
43 |
35 |
116 |
|
Dividends Paid (Exchequer) |
122 |
77 |
48 |
41 |
33 |
110 |
