Mr. Pádraig Ó Ríordáin:

I want to comment on a very valid point made by Deputy Carroll MacNeill. In the online space, we have a lot of very sophisticated operators and all are working very hard to do the right thing in terms of safer gambling. However, there are a few things that we cannot do. We cannot aggregate data among ourselves in Ireland. We cannot share data but a regulator can. A regulator can look at the entirety of the scenario. We do our own research and we should do more on a country by country basis but to be honest, the research we do is discounted by everybody because it is the industry conducting it. In that context, it is much better to have a well-funded, sophisticated regulator that can do the research and do its work objectively. We will absolutely abide by what the regulator says. We need to get into a level of balance in society and a strong regulator in Ireland is the key element in that regard.