Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

I will address the merits of the argument. One difficulty with not having had the legislation to revise the bookmakers legislation before the House is that we will not have had a proper discussion on it before the dissolution of the Dáil. The incoming Government will have to introduce the bookmakers legislation to complete the legislative picture.

I believed Deputy Hayes would raise the issue as to whether the duty should be 1% or 2%. There is a Fine Gael amendment tabled that seeks to give the Minister power to increase the betting duty from 1% to 2%.

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