Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The specific commitment that I gave, as the Deputy will, I hope, remember, is that we would consider the issue quickly at the start of this year, which we are doing. As he will be aware, we are experiencing a trend at the moment where we are seeing change within independent bookmakers because of changes that have happened in consumer behaviour and because of the growth of larger companies here. I will check with the officials regarding where this work stands. As I have said to the Deputy, we are now assessing whether this alternative proposal could be compatible with EU rules and following up on what he said, I will get a further update on it.

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