Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Federation of Irish Sport suggested that we look at ways of giving tax breaks to people who make a contribution to sport. That happens with charitable groups. If one makes a donation to a charitable organisation or a church every year and it goes over a certain figure, the organisation or church can apply to the Department of Finance and get that tax back. We are setting up a group to look at this. While we will set up the group, it is the Department of Finance that will make the decision on it because it is all about finances and revenue. We will set up a group and bring in a number of people who will make some suggestions to the Department but at the end of the day, it will be the Department of Finance and the Minister for Finance who will make the decision.