Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Let us be clear that the target here is the large providers, particularly online, but there is a conflation here between fundraising and gambling. I have no doubt many of the Deputies here have been contacted by sporting officials, as I have been up to this afternoon, speaking about the potentially devastating impact on local clubs that are struggling for money, particularly with regard to their lotto fundraising. We all know that many clubs are under severe pressure after the winter we have had, when most pitches were closed during February and March. Improvements need to be made. The integration of the GAA and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, LGFA, is coming down the tracks and more facilities will have to be constructed to help with that. Building costs have increased by 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% over the past few years and projects that had been planned will need extra money to get them over the line. That is particularly the case when a club gets to the latter stages of a county championship. Hurling clubs and football clubs from Causeway, Kilmoyley, Ardfert and all around north Kerry and indeed-----

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