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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the members of the Castledaly branch to the House. They are guests of Senator McFadden. I hope they will all have a very pleasant visit.

Seanad: EU Regulation: Referral to Joint Committee (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to accept the following measure: Regulation (EU)...

Seanad: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2019: Motion (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2019,a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 9th May 2019.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The points made by the Minister of State are very relevant. In the context of the debate and the amendment, we cannot ignore that there has been an increase in gambling, for whatever reason. The previous section was dealing with the issue in terms of the report, but my concern is that this is no longer about using one's identification at the door of a casino and walking in and gambling....

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Will we be allowed come back in at the end of the Bill?

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I know that. The UK Gambling Commission claims that there are 25,000 children between the ages of 11 and 16 who are problem gamblers, and many of them are learning to gamble and bet online. That means they are using their computer games, and to be fair to the Minister of State again, he has met with myself on the whole issue of loot boxes and with a friend of mine, Mr. Eoin Barry, who has...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I support Senator Noone's message regarding the need for a different approach and setting up a Department. The initiative is interesting for a number of reasons. First, there is the issue of digital safety or Internet usage. The Acting Chairman will tell me that I cannot name people but I refer to the way in which Facebook, Twitter or whoever interacts with either the US Congress or with...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: This is not just about protecting children; it is also about protecting vulnerable adults. Even though the world is being made smaller and more accessible and information is at our fingertips, it is important that we consider a few issues. To be fair, the Minister of State deserves immense credit for the work that he has put into this issue----

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: -----the approach he has adopted and for all of the consultation that he and his officials have engaged in. Anybody who uses his or her phone, laptop or iPad to go on YouTube or Facebook, advertisements will appear, as Senator Noone said. If it is a casino advertisement, there will be temptation to click on it. What happens then? One could be opening a Pandora's box. That is fine on one...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I commend the Minister of State on his last comment that there is no silver bullet. He is right. We require a whole-of-government approach. As the Minister of State noted, it is a matter of health, education, and justice, and ultimately it is about changing minds. One can have all the regulation and regulators in the world but one must change the human condition and the culture. When a...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I think the Minister of State has made a very compelling case to the House in terms of the need to allow the amendment to lapse because it is the wrong place, anti-competitive, and in terms of marketing activity. I appeal to Senator Mark Daly and to Fianna Fáil not to press the amendment. I think the Minister of State has made a good point and a very compelling case. I support him in that.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: That does not mean the Senator is right.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Respect the Chair. It is independent.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I do.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Stop being personal just because the Senator is wrong.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator does not know everything.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Check them.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: In the United States the Loot Box Bill has been introduced by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri on the issue of gaming. It has bipartisan support, and such agreement is rare in America. We must try to work with the gaming industry to deliver innovative and compelling changes regarding loot boxes. There is nothing innovative or compelling about loot boxes - it is gambling. If one looks at...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business for today, 28 May 2019, is No. a1, motion re Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 - referral to committee, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 1, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Committee Stage, resumed, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 7 p.m., if not previously...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Mark Daly has beat Senator Leyden.