Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome that he is looking at the Bill and is prepared to take parts out of it. One of my concerns is advertising having regard to age. Unfortunately, given the nature of the Internet, one of the ways the industry is advertising is to under-age persons online. It is promoting the opportunities for children and seeking to make it very appealing to them through advertising to engage in gambling. My questions arise on foot of the "Claire Byrne Live" on which a constituent of mine, Davy Glennon, explained how he fell ill as a result of gambling. On reviewing the issue myself, I saw that there had been very little action since 2013. I ask the Minister of State to be forthright in addressing gambling and different aspects of it in order that we can support the youth and the most vulnerable. Will the Minister of State expand on how exactly we are going to deal with advertising in 2017?

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