Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 29:

In page 41, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:
"38. Section 32 of the Principal Act is repealed.".

In examining the old Betting Act, the fact that the law is still in force probably signifies why we need a new gambling control Act to bring all these pieces of legislation under one umbrella. Today in law it is the case that if a bookie creates any material for distribution related to gambling odds for a football match, it is illegal and a party can be prosecuted for it. This was brought to my attention when somebody sent me a photograph from Mayo featuring our Taoiseach, Deputy Kenny, in a Paddy Power outlet, holding a sign for the odds on a match between Donegal and Mayo. I was asked if I knew this was illegal.