Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Byrne. I appreciate that. We do not have that system in Ireland at the moment for those who are at risk of problem gambling.

That safeguard is not there for those who are at risk of problem gambling or might be on the verge of being in the throes of addiction. That is one of the reasons we need strong regulation and a strong regulator.

With regard to Entain, Lottoland and Flutter Entertainment, does the pre-watershed advertising ban apply to advertising on social media? How is it ensured paid advertising on social media is not shown to those who are underage? I know that Meta, which is the new name for Facebook, and Twitter have banned the targeting of gambling advertisements at under-18s, but neither of them has implemented measures to prevent those aged under 18 seeing these advertisements. Have our guests raised with Facebook and Twitter the issue of banning those advertisements from being seen by under-18s?