for the year ended 31 December 2024

	Notes	2024 €’000	2023 €’000
Net cash from operating activities	14	597,827	510,080

Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment		(1,242,482)	(1,269,727)
Payments for intangible assets		(50,838)	(39,326)
Receipts for amounts owed from Local Authorities	25	1,075	982
Payments for assets acquired from Local Authorities	25	-	(7,365)
Movement in third party cash balances held as collateral	13	62,942	3,696
Movement in grants related to assets	19	977	7,131
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,228,326)	(1,304,609)

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings	16	644,060	231,000
Repayments of borrowings	16	(460,000)	(30,000)
Repayment of lease liabilities	9	(4,103)	(5,247)
Cash capital contributions received	24	571,704	580,630
Net cash from financing activities		751,661	776,383

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		121,162	(18,146)
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January		295,674	313,820
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December		416,836	295,674

Presented on the Balance Sheet as:
Cash and cash equivalents - available for company use	12	345,428	289,352
Cash and cash equivalents - third party balances	13	71,408	6,322
		416,836	295,674

Statement of Cash Flows