Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Heads of the Gambling Control Bill 2013: Discussion

11:15 am

Photo of Anne FerrisAnne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour)
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To the licensed operators, to Mr. Galvin. I note that he represents the Licenced Gaming Association of Ireland, LGAI, and I am not too sure what is the difference between his association and Mr. Roche's association. I am not asking this question; it is a rhetorical question. Do I take it that the members of Mr. Roche's association do not have gaming licences?

I will ask this question first anyway. Mr. Galvin stated in his presentation that we should preserve the operations that have licences - that is clearly right - and either license or close down, where necessary, the operations that do not have licences using interim measures. What does Mr. Galvin envisage those measures are?