Written answers
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Department of Finance
Betting Licences Data
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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161. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of excise duty payable on the initial grant of a remote bookmaker’s licence and a remote betting intermediary’s licence collected by the Revenue Commissioners broken down by licence holders for 2015 and to date in 2016, in tabular form; the amount paid; the number that opted for the equal split payment method for their excise payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35756/16]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that the folkowing table sets out the details requested.
| Licence Category | Duty Payable € | No. of Licences issued 2015 | No. opting for split payment facility | Total Receipts 2015 € | No. Of Licences Issued 2016 (to date) | No. opting for split payment facility | Total Receipts 2016 (to date) € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote Bookmaker's Licence | 10,000 | 32 | 6 | 290,000 | 20 | 4 | 225,000 |
| Remote Betting Intermediary's Licence | 10,000 | 8 | 1 | 75,000 | 4 | 3 | 40,000 |
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