Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Some sectors are lobbying to increase the betting tax as it would help to make the industry more self-sufficient. People can use their credit cards to bet online. In effect, this means they are borrowing to bet, including those with an addiction. We should look at this and stop it. People do not walk into betting shops and use their credit cards but they can do it online. It is a step in the wrong direction. While I know it is not the Minister's direct responsibility, it is something that needs to be looked at.

With regard to the issue raised about Bord na gCon and the integrity of the greyhound industry, this is an issue that needs to be examined. Everywhere I go when I speak to people they throw their eyes up to heaven. We had the recent case of the abducted dog. This all leads to the notion that shenanigans are going on. What are the Minister's comments on this? Can he give us any concrete assurance this will be tackled? I know people engaged in the industry who look after the dog tracks. They tell me many of the dog tracks are falling into disrepair bit by bit because fewer and fewer people go. The main reason for this is the impression that is created and which is not without foundation.