Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. We understand the Betting Tax (Amendment) Bill 2013 finished Committee Stage in the Select Sub-Committee on Finance yesterday. I do not have the amended schedule but Report and Final Stages are due to be taken tomorrow. That is probably the reason we are sitting until 8 p.m. There are a number of pieces of legislation.

Today’s business is at the White Paper or pre-legislative stage. The Betting Tax (Amendment) Bill is ahead of this matter and is almost finished in the Dáil. I do not think it will have to go back to the Seanad but it might have to do so. The Seanad might sit next week to finish legislation anyway. The Betting Tax (Amendment) Bill provides for an increase to 2%.