Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Our former colleagues, Mr. Brendan McGahon and Mr. Charlie McCreevy, made the argument in the past about doing away with betting tax. There was a major campaign at the time. It might have been in the 1980s. They succeeded and they claimed there was an exponential increase in betting as a result. The points are very well made and I think the Minister will pay attention to them.