Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for being with us. The opening statements and submissions have been excellent. I thank the witnesses for them.

To continue the point made by Deputy Ward regarding advertising, Ballymun is only a hop, skip and jump over from my constituency, where temporary gambling advertising for particular events is a major problem. Gambling services are using their own buildings. They are well aware that they are breaching planning permission regulations, but these advertisements are temporary and there is plenty of time to take them down within the confines of the current legislation. This is an ongoing issue.

Mr. Cooney brought up the next issue I wish to address. I refer to the intersection of alcohol, gambling and addiction. How has that played out during the Covid-19 pandemic? In our services and legislation, do we recognise that intersection and interaction between the two issues enough?