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Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: According to the press release relating to Health Research Board's study on gambling prevalence: There is a marked correlation between problem gambling and substance use (drug use, alcohol use disorder and/or smoking), with 13% of those with an alcohol use disorder classified as an at risk or problem gambler compared with 2% of low-risk drinkers. The release also states: A 2024 report...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 172: In page 78, line 28, after "schools" to insert the following: ", playgrounds, community and health centres, creches and early-learning centres, colleges and universities, and licensed premises".

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Section 97 sets out the specific information and documentation to be provided by remote licensees when applying to the regulator. Remote licensees, by their nature, invoke certain technologies - hardware and software - to provide gambling activities and it is important the regulator is made aware of the full extent and nature of the technology to be used before granting the licence. While...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 178: In page 79, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “(a) information relating to the location and type of information and communications technology hardware and software used, or to be used, to provide the gambling activity sought to be licensed, or to invite, induce or maintain participation in the activity concerned,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 179: In page 79, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(b) information regarding any new and emerging technologies used, or to be used, to provide the gambling activity sought to be licensed, or to invite, induce or maintain participation in the activity concerned, to include, inter alia, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and recommender...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 181: In page 79, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(c) a data protection impact assessment,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 182: In page 79, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(c) an algorithmic safety report, to include a statement detailing the measures proposed to be taken to mitigate algorithmic harm to participants,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 239 seek to add deposit limits as a regulation for segregated customer accounts. It is simple and sensible amendment. Throughout our amendments we have tried to reasonably mitigate against gambling harms. It has been referenced many times by several Senators throughout the course of this debate. Many of us know people who have lost the entirety of their savings or their home...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 239: In page 107, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(i) specify deposit limits for account holders in relation to their use of Segregated Customer Accounts,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Section 138 relates to the regulation of gambling advertisements. Amendment No. 250 simply seeks to expand on the existing provisions on the need to prevent children from gambling through advertisements to additionally stress the importance of preventing children and young people from ever developing an interest in gambling activity. It is hugely important we prevent children from gambling....

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 250: In page 111, line 9, after “gambling” to insert “and developing an interest in gambling”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 251: In page 111, line 20, after “television,” to insert “videogame,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 257: In page 113, line 23, after “message” to insert “, push notification”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 258: In page 114, to delete lines 35 to 39, and substitute the following: “Prohibited hours for advertising 144. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a licensee shall not enter into an arrangement (howsoever described) with an audio-visual on-demand media service, an on-demand sound service, a social media service, a video-sharing platform service, an electronic...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 263 seeks to insert a new section in the Bill that would place an obligation on licensees to safeguard their participants from excessive and compulsive gambling. We have mentioned on a number of occasions during the debate the fact that there exists a bit of an imbalance in the Bill with respect to the safeguarding of at-risk participants, with the responsibility for keeping...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Picking up on other Senators’ comments throughout the day, it is important to say there is stuff that does not make sense to me. Senator McGahon talked about pushing people into the black market of gambling. I would like to know what that black market is, how big it is and what it is because I am telling him now that I am surrounded by gamblers, by people who gamble in a healthy way...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: Section 57 sets out the eligibility criteria for an individual to become a member of a relevant office or an adjudication officer. Our amendment No. 105 seeks to expand on the provision that states that an individual who enters employment with a licensee or an organisation that represents a licensee is ineligible for appointment. The amendment would make explicit that an individual who...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I will not move it.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (26 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I like to listen to the room before I contribute. I thank the witnesses for the presentations. I think most people are on the same page when it comes to where we want things to go or where we think things should be. Logistically, realising that is a bit more difficult. Ms Collins mentioned intimidation and the need for us to have an honest conversation about that or about drug-related...

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (26 Sep 2024)

Lynn Ruane: To go back to the idea of understanding the why, when we say we need to figure out how to restrict supply, societies have been trying to do that for a long time and it is the essence of the war on drugs, which we are trying to move away from. Obviously, within an institutional setting, I understand there is an extra layer whereby we cannot ignore contraband coming in, but if we are looking...