Semi-State Bodies

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 February 2023

Thursday, 16 February 2023

Ceisteanna (215)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

215. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of the non-commercial and semi-State commercial companies under her aegis; if an explanatory memorandum will be provided in respect of the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer from each company; the dividend paid by each company to the Exchequer for each year from 2000 to 2022; if her Department collects the funds and forwards it to the central fund or whether it goes directly; if over that period her Department has requested an increase in respect of the dividend due over it’s percentage shareholding; the number of occasions that it waived the dividend; the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7914/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

A schedule of State Agencies and Bodies under the aegis of my Department is available at:

www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/9af0f-state-agencies-bodies-under-the-departments-aegis/

Two of these bodies, RTÉ and TG4, are State-owned enterprises.

As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established in its current configuration in June 2020. With regard to the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer, I am advised that no dividends have been paid by either of these two organisations since that date nor during the period specified by the Deputy and that no dividends are projected to be paid.