Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Reports of Minister

27.(1) The Minister for Justice and Equality shall, not later than 3 months after the commencement of this Act, seek a report regarding the prevalence of gambling on an all-island basis.

(2) The Minister for Justice and Equality shall, not later than 2 years after the commencement of this Act, cause a report to be prepared on the operation of the Act and shall cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.”.

I had forgotten that I had tabled this amendment. It is very straightforward. I raised the point on Second Stage that we are limited in terms of our data in this jurisdiction. Some of the data seem to be at odds with those in neighbouring jurisdictions such as the North and Britain. We need a report such as that proposed by the amendment. It would inform policy and would need to be of very high quality. That is the purpose of the amendment. I would like the Minister to seek such a report.