Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his opening statement and the briefing document. First, it is important to acknowledge the sector and the importance of it to our rural communities, for which sometimes there is not much more than greyhound and horse racing and all that. It is very important to those communities and I want to acknowledge that. At the same time, €95 million is an awful lot of money. No one in this room would say otherwise. What is the rationale for the €95 million? How does the Minister arrive at that figure of €95 million for this year?