Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

It is news to me that my statement was the cause of the report not being published. I only made my statement when I read in a publication that an all-party committee was to be established and that a colleague in the House was invited to be its chairman. I received no invitation at all.

Is the Minister in favour of legislating for these modern day roulette style touch-screen betting machines in bookmakers' shops? Bringing in legislation or otherwise is his responsibility. Will he take any action in respect of the 1,000 people employed in casinos at the moment? The casinos are completely unregulated and the owners want them to be regulated as far as I am aware. In an earlier reply, the Minister said there were no breaches detected of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956, and I take his word. However, they need to be regulated.

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