Dáil debate on increased funding for football on Wednesday

INVESTMENT: The FAI recently unveiled an €863m investment programme to develop the game at grassroots, national league and international level. File pic: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

A request for Irish football to benefit from an increased betting levy will feature in a private members motion to be aired in the Dáil for two hours on Wednesday.

The Labour party is calling on the Government to give its full backing to the FAI’s €863m investment programme, recently unveiled to develop the game at grassroots, national league and international level.