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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 30 Nov 1961

Vol. 192 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Surpluses and Deficits of State Companies.

7.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state for each of the past five years respectively the surplus and/or deficit of each of the companies in which the State holds a majority shareholding, and the amounts outstanding from each such company by way of repayable capital advances.

The information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

I. PROFITS (+) AND LOSSES (-) over the past five years of companies in which the State has a majority shareholding

Year ended

£

Aer Rianta Teo.

31/3/61

+ 91,375

31/3/60

+ 46,462

31/3/59

+ 51,186

31/3/58

+ 33,503

31/3/57

+ 15,677

Agricultural Credit Co. Ltd.

30/4/61

+ 24,395

30/4/60

+ 32,043

30/4/59

+ 34,846

30/4/58

+ 35,193

30/4/57

+ 29,834

Arramara Teo.

30/9/60

+ 4,274

30/9/59

+ 2,039

30/9/58

+ 2,337

30/9/57

+ 2,130

30/9/56

+ 1,514

Ceimicí Teo.

30/9/60

- 45,492

30/9/59

+ 153,318

30/9/58

+ 52,387

30/9/57

+ 9,302

30/9/56

+ 38,375

Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann Teo. (See note (c))

30/4/61

+ 285,917

30/4/60

+ 396,318

30/4/59

+ 127,237

30/4/58

+ 72,320

30/4/57

+ 181,574

Dairy Disposal Co. Ltd.

31/12/60

+ 89,140

31/12/59

+ 54,202

31/12/58

+ 54,403

31/12/57

+ 47,210

31/12/56

+ 41,546

Comhlucht Groighe Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Teo.

31/12/60

+ 4,262

31/12/59

+ 7,717

31/12/58

+ 3,393

31/12/57

+ 82

31/12/56

+ 502

Irish Steel Holdings Ltd.

30/6/60

+ 87,323

30/6/59

+ 79,776

30/6/58

+ 71,720

30/6/57

+ 54,740

30/6/56

+ 73,530

Industrial Credit Co. Ltd.

31/10/60

+ 200,850

31/10/59

+ 98,514

31/10/58

+ 79,164

31/10/57

+ 81,703

31/10/56

+ 78,906

Irish Shipping Ltd.

30/4/61

- 514,879

30/4/60

- 596,272

30/4/59

- 553,327

30/4/58

- 148,610

30/4/57

+ 783,810

Irish Life Assurance Co. Ltd. (See note (d)).

31/12/59

+ 405,000

31/12/57

+ 99,500

31/12/55

+ 74,250

Shannon Free Airport Development Co. Ltd. (set up on 28/1/59)

31/3/61

- 214,661

28/1/59to

31/3/60

- 113,756

Notes

(a) Allowance is made for depreciation in all cases.

(b) Except in the case of Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann Teo., the figures are as calculated before taxation.

(c) The figures here are net after providing for taxation and, in 1958-59, 1957-58 and 1956-57, for reserves.

(d) Surpluses are based on the results of biennial valuations.

II. Repayable Advances from the State, in respect of capital purposes, outstanding from the above companies over the past five years

Year ended

£

Agricultural Credit Co. Ltd.

30/4/61

1,551,000

30/4/60

1,425,000

30/4/59

1,425,000

30/4/58

1,425,000

30/4/57

1,225,000

Dairy Disposal Co. Ltd.

31/12/60

584,603

31/12/59

584,603

31/12/58

584,603

31/12/57

584,603

31/12/56

584,603

Industrial Credit Co. Ltd.

31/10/60Only

500,000

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