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Appendix II
Supplementary tables to chapter 2

Table A2.1 Iarnród Éireann Financial Results: 1987 to 1993
Amounts in £‘000s	1987¹	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Total Revenue	92,509	95,762	100,436	105,586	111,465	114,269	112,033
% change in revenue	—	+3.5	+4.9	+5.1	+5.6	+2.5	-2.0
Expenditure²	162,147	166,560	164,570	171,037	178,034	186,632	188,666
Operating deficit	69,638	70,798	64,134	65,451	66,569	72,363	76,633
Interest payable (inc DART)	26,430	18,919	19,435	19,749	17,838	17,056	16,368
Deficit before State grants	96,068	89,717	83,569	85,200	84,407	89,419	93,001
State grants	96,182	90,143	86,700	87,968	85,477	90,430	94,053
Surplus after State grants	114	426	3,131	2,768	1,070	1,011	1,052
Notes: ¹ Figures for 1987 relate to the full year and differ from the 1987 Annual Report which covers the period from Iarnród Éireann’s establishment on 20th January 1987.
² Expenditure includes exceptional items and transfers to asset replacement reserve. Source: Iarnród Éireann and Annual Accounts 1993

Table A2.2 Iarnród Éireann Revenue Results: 1987 to 1993
Amounts in £’000s Revenue² category	1987¹	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Railway
Mainline passenger, freight and other services	54,531	58,866	60,893	64,217	68,734	68,238	67,217
Other Dublin services	——	2,269	2,413	2,421	2,694	2,802	2,911
Total Mainline Rail	54,531	61,135	63,306	66,638	70,428	71,040	70,128
Bray-Howth Suburban Service	6,752	8,206	8,644	9,873	10,979	11,356	11,789
Road Freight	16,739	17,994	18,793	18,451	18,841	19,816	18,077
Rosslare Harbour	3,629	4,032	4,758	5,201	5,346	5,526	4,913
Catering services	3,610	4,395	4,935	5,423	5,871	6,531	7,126
Total revenue	85,261	95,762	100,436	105,586	111,465	114,269	112,033
Notes: (1) 1987 Figures cover period 20th Jan-31st Dec 1987 and are not comparable with full year figures 1988-93.
(2) Revenue, comprising customer receipts and miscellaneous items, before State Grants.
Source: Iarnród Éireann Annual Reports 1988 to 1993

Table A2.3 Iarnród Éireann Operating Costs by Cost Category: 1987 to 1993
Amounts in £’000s	1987¹	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Operating Cost Category
Net Staff Costs	86,057	87,634	86,946	88,509	91,595	93,049	95,513
Operating and Other Costs	23,444	28,727	31,390	27,422	25,843	31,817	29,960
Maintenance - Rolling stock	7,517	8,397	10,215	10,701	12,529	11,683	13,577
Renewal of Lines and Works	9,473	8,968	8,998	11,128	10,276	13,974	10,867
Fuel and Electric Traction	7,691	7,549	7,562	8,500	8,889	7,963	7,660
Depreciation	7,195	8,290	8,162	8,336	8,414	8,241	9,239
Maintenance - Lines and Works	3,600	3,630	5,493	5,939	5,971	4,865	6,217
Third party/employee liability	——	——	——	5,296	6,458	6,327	6,559
Other³	1,108	1,292	1,216	2,211	2,195	2,337	2,396
Total Operating Costs⁴	146,085	154,487	159,982	168,042	172,170	180,256	181,988
Notes:
(1) 1987 Figures cover period 20 January to 31 December 1987 and are not comparable with full year figures 1988 to 1993.
(2) Net staff costs exclude work capitalised i.e. staff costs associated with improving and developing assets, and costs incurred for engineering work for group companies.
(3) The main element of this is Rates and Lease Rentals. It also includes Road Tax and Licenses and Directors’ and Auditor’s remuneration.
(4) Excludes Voluntary Severance payments of I£20.9 mn which are included as an exceptional item.
Source: Iarnród Éireann Annual Reports 1988 to 1993

Table A2.4 Average Staff Numbers and Staff Costs: 1987 to 1993
	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Average Number Employed	6,974	6,467	6,043	5,995	5,735	5,583	5,539
Staff Costs Per Employee¹ (I£)	13,464²	13,551	14,388	14,764	15,971	16,666	17,244
Notes: (1) Calculated on the basis of net staff costs divided by average number employed.
(2) Net staff costs for the full-year 1987 were I£93.9m.
Source: Iarnród Éireann Annual Reports 1988 to 1993

Table A2.5 State Contributions to Iarnród Éireann: 1987 to 1993
Amount in £’000s	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
to Mainline Rail under EU regulations	73,140	72,931	69,484	71,755	70,014	75,435	78,661
Bray/Howth Suburban Rail under EU Regulations	6,272	5,562	5,916	5,047	5,005	4,665	5,146
total State Grants under EU regulations	79,412	78,493	75,400	76,802	75,019	80,100	83,757
State Grant for DART interest	16,770	11,650	11,300	11,168	10,458	10,330	10,296
total State Grants	96,182	90,143	86,700	87,968	85,477	90,430	94,053
Source: Iarnród Éireann

Table A2.7 Iarnród Éireann - State Grants Received: 1993
Amounts in £’000s	EC Regulation Number
		1107/70
Revenue Related	1191/69	(Art. 4)	Total
Mainline Rail
Operation of Passenger Services	42,508	--	42,508
Residual Deficit Grants	--	22,769	22,769
	42,508	22,769	65,277
Bray/Howth Services
Operation of Passenger Services	4,616	--	4,616
Subtotal	47,124	22,769	69,893
	EC Regulation Number
		1107/70
Expenditure related	1192/69	(Art. 3.1[b])	Total
Mainline Rail
Normalisation of Accounts
Class III (Pensions)	5,792	--	5,792
Class IV (Level Crossings)	1,903	--	1,903
Infrastructure Grant (Freight)	--	5,639	5,639
Subtotal	7,695	5,639	13,334
Bray/Howth Services
Normalisation of Accounts
Class III (Pensions)	514	--	514
Class IV (Level Crossings)	16	--	16
Subtotal	8,225	5,639	13,864
TOTAL			83,757
Add state grant for DART Interest			10,296
Total State Grants Received			94,053
Source: Iarnród Éireann Annual Report 1993

Table A2.8 Iarnród Éireann Capital Expenditure and Fixed Asset Disposal: 1987 to 1993
amounts in £’000s	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
capital expenditure	13.9	7.3	5.3	6.8	3.6	24.5	17.8
fixed asset disposals	2.3	2.3	3.2	1.6	5.3	0.6	1.3
Source: Iarnród Éireann Annual Reports 1988 to 1993

Appendix IISupplementary tables to chapter 2