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Sat 04 Apr 2007Johnson & Johnson's €6.7bn Irish dividendUS-based healthcare multi-national Johnson & Johnson received a near €7 billion dividend from one of its Irish subsidiaries last year, writes Barry O'HalloranAccounts just filed with the Companies' Registration Office (CRO) show that Janssen Pharmaceutical in Cork paid New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson a dividend of €6.7 billion for the 12 months ended January 31st, 2006.