James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To state the obvious, we intend to enact it as quickly as possible. As the Deputy pointed out, we have a CEO designate for the gambling regularly authority of Ireland and significant money has been spent on setting it up. It would become quite embarrassing quite quickly, quite frankly, if the Bill was not commenced as quickly as possible. I cannot give specific deadlines or dates, but I can assure the Deputy the Bill will not be left sitting on a shelf. The CEO designate, Ms Anne Marie Caulfield, is very anxious that we commence the provisions of the Bill as quickly as possible. Some parts of the Bill will be sequential, out of necessity, but there is no reason it will not be enacted as quickly as possible.

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