Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 October 2016
108. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance the number of licences which have been issued since the commencement of the Betting (Amendment) Act on foot of that Act; if a list of those licences issued can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28954/16]
View answer109. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of receipts from traditional betting tax from 2000 to date on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28960/16]
View answer110. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of receipts for betting duty in the areas of traditional, remote and commissions from the commencement of remote betting duty in August 2015 to August 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28961/16]
View answerI 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.
