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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: I thank Ms Byrne. I appreciate that. We do not have that system in Ireland at the moment for those who are at risk of problem gambling. That safeguard is not there for those who are at risk of problem gambling or might be on the verge of being in the throes of addiction. That is one of the reasons we need strong regulation and a strong regulator. With regard to Entain, Lottoland and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: I thank Mr. Finlay. I appreciate it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: I revert to a question I asked earlier about under 18s being able to see advertisements on social media and online. Have the witnesses spoken to Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets about ensuring that under 18s do not see those ads?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: Does that mean it will happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: I have two daughters. Last year, when they were 14 and 11, they were able to see these ads online. During the Covid restrictions, many people spent more time on social media and online. If my children and other children can see them, I find it hard to believe it has been in place for two and a half years. If it has been in place for two and a half years, why is it not working?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: I thank Mr. Grant for that. I just want to raise two other points. The European school survey on the use of alcohol and other drugs, ESPAD, found that 3,400 15- and 16-year-olds in Ireland were engaged in problem gambling. For the in-store bookmakers how many underage people have been stopped in the past 12 months? Are there data over recent years on how many under 18s have been trying to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: Have we data on under-18s trying to access betting shops?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: That is only once-off. Does the IBA have national figures that are collated daily, weekly or monthly on under-18s trying to access betting shops?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: That is fine. Regarding the 3,400 young people aged 15 to 16 with problem gambling, is there any response to online targeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (8 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: Can we take it that this is in operation? If a person walks into a betting shop and does not want to bet any more, is the information given to every other betting shop, of the 800 betting shops, that this is a person who does not want to gamble? If this person says they have a gambling problem, does this happen?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that the next draft of BusConnects in Cork will have a route from the northside to the Munster Technological University [12065/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: 87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the northern ring road. [12066/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (3 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the collection of the derelict sites levy in urban areas [12068/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (3 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered reform of the voids scheme given its failings [12067/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: For far too many people, the prospect of home ownership is moving further and further away. On 16 November 2019, the then Taoiseach turned the first sod in the Boherboy Road development, which was Cork City Council's first affordable housing scheme. Today, those houses are built and lying idle and families have contacted me looking to buy them. It has been 224 days since the Affordable...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: The Affordable Housing Bill 2021.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: The houses are built.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: The houses are built. People want to buy them.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: 154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the initiatives that are available for communities to install CCTV to combat antisocial behaviour. [11981/22]

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2022)

Thomas Gould: At the end of January, the National Treatment Purchase Fund reported that there were 72,684 people on waiting lists in Cork hospitals. Almost 30,000 of those had been waiting more than one year for treatment. To be clear, these people are not waiting for minor treatments. They are waiting on life-changing and, in some cases, life-saving treatments. More than 100 people alone are waiting...