Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

There are a great many matters that have not been legislated for for a long time and where the law is out of date but the Minister does not come to the Opposition asking for its support and views in respect of these. What does "imminently" mean? The Minister has had the report since April 2007 and is now choosing to publish it as soon as the House rises. Does the Minister agree with his predecessor who said, in response to Deputy Charles Flanagan: "Any report should be matched on publication with definitive Government proposals for the implementation of the recommendations in it."?

Does the Minister agree it is urgent that the casino sector is regulated and that responsible operators of medium-sized casinos have been seeking this for a long time? It is desirable that they should be so regulated. If the Minister is publishing the report, what does it say about fixed odds betting terminals? What is the attitude of the Minister to that subject?

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