Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach addressed this issue earlier but it is quite a serious one. Many of these bingo nights are run to fund local festivals and keep local community halls open. Bingo is a source of vital funds for rural Ireland. Applying the new lottery rules to community run bingo nights will have a serious negative effect on our communities where many people give of their time for the good of others. There is considerable confusion about this. Will the Taoiseach ensure events such as community bingo nights in west Cork-----

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