Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 4 May 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - 2021 Financial Statements
Fishery Harbour Centres
9:30 am
Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
Yes. It does seem extraordinary to me. I suppose I can comment on it. The fund is financed through excise duty collected from a tax on betting. Legitimate points were made during the week that online betting has changed where betting is happening. It is only these two sports, as I understand it, that benefit from this fundraising mechanism. Whether this is right, just or correct is a separate issue. If a deficit arises it is topped up by Exchequer funding. How often is it topped up by Exchequer funding? How often is the full amount made up from this excise duty?
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