Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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151. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review in consultation with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the yield from betting duty and betting intermediary duty is distributed and or used. [21026/23]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy should note that the yield from betting duty and betting intermediary duty goes directly to the Exchequer. There is no distribution to any organisation. The way in which Exchequer funding, including to the Horse and Greyhound Fund, is allocated is decided as part of the annual estimates process which is a matter for my colleagues, the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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152. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of the yield from traditional betting, betting duty and betting intermediary duty in each of the years 2018 to-date in 2023; and if he will clarify whether 68(1)(a) of the Finance Act is still applicable. [21027/23]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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153. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of the amount collected from all betting duties in the past five years to date in respect of interest is due on late payments of betting duty; the number of enforcements initiated by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of the non-payment of duties and non-payment of interest due on late payments of duties over that same time period; and the number of those enforcements that have been settled to date. [21029/23]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 153 together.

I am advised by Revenue that a breakdown of receipts from traditional betting duty, remote/online betting duty and betting intermediary duty in each of the years 2018 to 2021 is available on the Revenue website at the following link:

www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/excise/receipts-volume-and-price/betting-duty-receipts.aspx

A breakdown of betting duty receipts for 2022 and to the end of March 2023 by licence type is provided in the table below.

* 2023 betting duty receipts are provisional and subject to change.

I am further advised by Revenue that section 68(1)(a) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Finance Act 2002 is currently in force. This section provides for an exemption from Betting Duty on bets entered into by bookmakers operating at authorised horse racing courses or greyhound race meetings. The exemption applies to bets made on races taking place at the authorised horse racing course or greyhound race meeting where the bookmaker is located as well as bets made on races taking place at another location. The exemption does not apply to bets entered into by remote means i.e. by any electronic means including the internet or telephone betting.

In relation to Question 21029/23, I am advised by Revenue that the interest and penalties collected, in each of the past five years, on late payments of betting duty is set out in the below table.