Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister for his response. The question I tabled refers specifically to substantial winnings of over €500,000. Whereas it is never popular to propose levies or other revenue-raising measures for the State, there is now a responsibility on all of us in this House to bring forward such proposals, as long as they are not deflationary and have no negative social impact. I have suggested that we could consider applying a progressive tax on lottery winnings over €500,000. I wish to cite a couple of examples.

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