Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

He is separately querying the use of the money, but that is a secondary point. The main point is the levying of the fee. We have discussed the issue at length and we have had detailed replies from Horse Racing Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and a Private Member's Bill was sponsored. Reference is made in the correspondence to Deputy Clare Daly's Bill which sought that the levy would be 1% of the actual sale price. I am not sure of the status of the Bill but I do not think it got to Second Stage.