I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 to 110, inclusive, together.
The table provided to me by Revenue sets out the number of licences issued from the commencement of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015 to 30 September 2016.
Licence Category
|
Numbers Issued
|
Bookmaker's Licence
|
316
|
Remote Bookmaker's Licence
|
50
|
Remote Betting Intermediary's Licence
|
11
|
Lists of current licence holders are updated monthly and published on the Revenue website at the following link: http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/excise/index.html
I am further informed by Revenue that the receipts from traditional betting tax from 2000 to September 2016 are as follows:
Betting Tax Receipts
|
€m
|
2000
|
58.9
|
2001
|
68.1
|
2002
|
48.0
|
2003
|
38.4
|
2004
|
45.6
|
2005
|
45.9
|
2006
|
54.3
|
2007
|
36.4
|
2008
|
36.7
|
2009
|
31.0
|
2010
|
30.9
|
2011
|
27.1
|
2012
|
27.1
|
2013
|
25.4
|
2014
|
26.2
|
2015
|
27.7
|
2016 (Jan to Sep)
|
21.2
|
I am also informed by Revenue that the returns and payments in respect of Betting Duty are due on a quarterly basis, in the month following the quarter end. The receipts for Betting Duty from each of traditional, remote, and commissions in respect of the return period from July 2015 to June 2016 are as shown in the table. The returns and payments for the period July to September 2016 are due in October 2016.
Year Received
|
Return period
|
Traditional Betting
|
Remote Betting
|
Commissions
|
Total
|
-
|
-
|
€m
|
€m
|
€m
|
€m
|
2015
|
July to September 2015
|
7.6
|
3.0
|
0.3
|
10.9
|
2016
|
October 2015 to June 2016
|
21.2
|
15.7
|
1.4
|
38.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please note that any receipts shown above for 2016 are provisional and may be subject to revision.