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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 (11 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: A Chathaoirligh, I will reply to your opening remarks at the conclusion of the Order of Business. The Order of Business is No. 1, the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 6.45 p.m. if not previously concluded, and the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 6.45 p.m. and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: That is the truest word the Senator has ever said. He does not know what is going on. He is dead right in that regard.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator does not know what is going on.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: It is the truest word the Senator has said. He does not know what is going on.