Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

It is not agreed. It was agreed at the committee during the week that we would fund the horse and greyhound fund for the coming year. However, the intention of the legislation was that the funding would come from the tax on gambling. In 2002, after changing the legislation, Exchequer funding was provided linked to the consumer price index to top up that fund. To continue to do this is unsustainable. There are options in respect of taxation of on-line gambling and this must be put in place to sustain this fund.

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