Mr. Kieran Mulvey:

I do not wish to encourage gambling. However, if I walk into a Paddy Power shop and place a bet on Dublin or Mayo to win the All-Ireland, the GAA will not benefit from my bet, which says it all. I am very involved with our four-legged friends but I would like our two-legged friends to get a cut of the action. What would an extra 1% on the betting levy give us? It would fund the activities at the campus development that Mr. Benton is chairman of, and our sports council. My sole point is that the funding would make an enormous amount of difference to us and may be an alternative solution. I do not want to enter into a debate on whether gambling or alcohol is the lesser of two evils, but the matter should be addressed.