Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
1064. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions that he had with the Minister for Finance with a view to ring-fencing part of revenues generated through betting tax for sport. [34130/17]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, a new National Sports Policy is under development within my Department. A key issue that requires to be considered in that context is the financing of future activities and programmes in the important area of sport and physical activity. It is my aim to publish the new sports policy in early autumn 2017. While the Deputy will be aware that fiscal policy is a matter for the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I am not aware that the matter raised by the Deputy has been aired during the consultations on the development of the Sports Policy.
