Ms Angela Kerins:

I also thank the Deputy for being so generous. We believe the regulation of this aspect should be beyond the political sphere. We believe it should regulate all forms of gambling and lotteries, not just certain selected areas. It should be done independently, whereby we would not have a situation where a Minister could give an order to close down. That is not the modern way of going about things. We believe the board of the authority should be independent and appointed in the same way that boards are being-----