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| Year Ended 31 December 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | |
| €'000 | €'000 | ||
| Net cash outflow from operating activities | (3,236) | 17,631 | |
| Returns on investment and servicing of finance | |||
| Interest received | 494 | 336 | |
| Interest paid | (4,284) | (2,603) | |
| Finance lease interest paid | (242) | (61) | |
| Dividends received | 122 | 114 | |
| Dividends paid to minority interests | (197) | (103) | |
| Costs of senior unsecured notes issued | (132) | - | |
| (4,239) | (2,317) | ||
| Taxation payments | (3,367) | (1,216) | |
| Capital expenditure and financial investment | |||
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (1,446) | (3,045) | |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets | 316 | 441 | |
| Expenditure on intangible fixed assets | - | (2) | |
| (1,130) | (2,606) | ||
Acquisitions and Disposals |
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| Purchase of subsidiary undertakings | (10,377) | (15,602) | |
| Deferred consideration on prior year acquisitions | (3,613) | (3,258) | |
| Interest on loan notes issued on acquisitions | (751) | - | |
| Purchase of investments | (524) | (1,266) | |
| Sale of investments | 152 | 227 | |
| Sale of subsidiary undertaking | (86) | - | |
| Decrease in holding of quoted investments | 1,537 | - | |
| (13,662) | (19,899) | ||
| Equity dividends paid | (1,241) | (726) | |
| Cash outflow before management of liquid resourcesand financing | (26,875) | (9,133) | |
| Financing | |||
| Issue of share capital | 15,277 | 22,010 | |
| Sale of treasury shares | 12,420 | - | |
| Expenses of share issue and sale of treasury shares | (634) | (914) | |
| Repayment of debt | (31,544) | (10,988) | |
| New loans in year | 37,347 | 26,035 | |
| Senior unsecured notes issued | 31,793 | - | |
| Capital element of finance lease rentals | (466) | (287) | |
| Net cash inflow from financing | 64,193 | 35,856 | |
| Movement in cash | 21,776 | (1,199) |