Medical firm’s Irish unit pays €4m tax

The Irish arm of medical technology firm Becton Dickinson — which employs only three people here — last year paid corporation tax of €4.2m on revenues of €1.17bn.

According to accounts filed by the US-owned Benex Ltd, its pre-tax profits declined by 50% to €32m in spite of an increase in revenues, from €1.14bn to €1.17bn, in the 12 months to September 30 2013.

Its Irish operation in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, acts as Becton Dickinson’s “regional distribution and logistics platform for Europe”.