Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent)
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846. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the semi-State commercial companies under his control; 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 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14961/15]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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There are seven commercial semi-State companies under the aegis of my Department: An Post, Ervia, Bord na Móna, EirGrid, the Electricity Supply Board, Raidió Teilifís Éireann and TG4. Dividend payments are matters for agreement between the relevant commercial State-sponsored bodies, the shareholding Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Information regarding dividend payments to the Exchequer by commercial State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of my Department is contained in the Annual Reports of the companies. RTE, TG4 and An Post do not pay dividend payments to the Exchequer.