Written answers

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Bord na gCon Operations

Photo of Anthony LawlorAnthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the profits from the greyhound tote for the years 2009 to 2013, inclusive. [5827/14]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Bord na gCon, a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, operates a totalisator on greyhound racing in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence granted by the Minister for Finance under the Totalisator Act, 1929. Bord na gCon does not operate the totalisator as a separate company. The financial transactions associated with the Bord na gCon totalisator are included in the Annual Report and Accounts of Bord na gCon, accordingly it is not possible to provide the details sought by the Deputy. However the published accounts of Bord na gCon show the following:

Year200920102011
Amount
Tote Receipts32,884,03624,464,54323,868,379
Tote Payout25,942,281,19,036,43518,626,868

I anticipate that the 2012 Annual Report and Accounts of Bord na gCon will be published in the coming weeks.

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