Dáil debates
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Order of Business
4:00 pm
Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
Will the horse and greyhound racing fund come back to the House and will we have an opportunity to discuss it? Large sums of money are being lost to the industry as a result of the growth in Internet betting. That is why I would like it to be debated here. What steps will be taken to deal with this loss? I agree with the sentiments of the motion but I seek an increase in the revenue and clarification for those who seem to think that money provided for horse and greyhound racing is a grant. It is not a grant and does not affect other grants. It is a levy imposed on bookmakers, as it should be. Where and when will we take money from Internet betting which is growing considerably at the expense of the off-course bookmakers?
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