Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, has initiated a general process review of regulation of the gambling sector in Ireland. This is a priority area for him. He recently met stakeholders to examine what action can be taken. We are considering the current programme to see if there are particular areas of pressing concern, intended to be dealt with in the gambling control Bill, which could be dealt with sooner in 2017 by separate legislative measures.

I will ask the Minister of State to liaise with the Deputy and let him know the particular issues he is examining because they are quite serious and he believes there is a range of initiatives which can be taken forward before the gambling control Bill is ready.

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