Healthcare firm’s pre-tax profits jump to €240m

Pre-tax profits at a Shannon-based healthcare firm, GE Healthcare Funding Ireland, increased by 57% last year to €240m, new figures show.

Accounts filed by GE Healthcare Funding Ireland show the company recorded the pre-tax profits after revenues increased by 56%, from €156m to €244m.

During the year, the firm paid a dividend of €215m to its immediate parent, GE Healthcare Holding Ireland.