I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 to 174, inclusive, together.
Section 12 of the 2001 Act provides for the establishment of the Horse and Greyhound Fund. The allocations to the fund is primarily a matter for discussion between the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the annual estimates campaign. There is no hypothecation of betting duty receipts to the fund.
I am advised by Revenue that the available information is the Betting Duty receipts since 2000, which are shown in the following table. A breakdown of these receipts based on the activity on which the duty was generated is not available.
Year
|
Betting Duty 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
|
31.1
|
2016
|
50.7
|
2017
|
52.2
|
2018
|
52.3
|
2019
|
95.0
|
2020 (Provisional)
|
86.8
|
*Converted from Irish pounds to Euro for relevant years.