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Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: The Attorney General has advised that we could not ban them for specific locations and nowhere else. That would be open to challenge. We had to take that into consideration. As I have said, I certainly do not want to see them in bookies' offices, casinos or anywhere like that. I have no difficulty with them being on racetracks or greyhound tracks, provided they are not in the betting...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: I propose to take amendments Nos. 115 to 120, inclusive, together. Amendments Nos. 115 to 118, inclusive, provide that, when assessing whether a premises is suitable to provide gambling activities from, the authority must consult with the relevant local fire safety authority where the premises is situated and must inspect the premises before making a determination in respect of a gambling...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: I will speak on these amendments together. The national lottery currently operates under the national lottery Act 2013. Its activities are regulated by the Office of the Regulator of the national lottery. This also includes extensive oversight of concerning the sale and supply of equipment to the holder of the licence to operate the national lottery and of its agents. In this context,...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: Amendments Nos. 77 to 84, inclusive, restructured, reorganised and clarified some of the language and terminology in section 83. In particular, amendment No. 84 reframed and moved the provisions of the then section 131 into section 83, referring to betting licences and for clarity and visibility to continue to allow the authority to prescribe what activities and events may not be the subject...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: We are satisfied that the current definition does, in fact, cover it.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: Amendment No. 62 relates to the social impact fund and inserts a new section into the Bill that provides for the possible refund of moneys transferred into the social impact fund from a licensee that transferred the balance on an account that had not been used for 13 months, and where the licensee, despite best efforts, could not make the refund to the account holder. The social impact fund...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: Given the alternative debt resolution procedures that have been introduced, such as personal insolvency arrangements for example, this amendment widened the grounds for ineligibility for appointment or retention as an officer of the authority to include any other arrangements or compositions with creditors. With regard to amendments Nos. 64, to 67, inclusive, on advice from the Office of...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: It relates to restrictions on the rights under data protection regulations and the Freedom of Information Act. Given the advice of the Attorney General it was considered that the provisions initially drafted were way too broad. As a result, the amendments were needed to reduce the application of that particular legislation as it applied to the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: It is just the language. The Attorney General's interpretation is that the original language was simply too broad in what it would encompass. It does not go into definitions of what is or is not included. The Attorney General's view is that it would simply bring too much into it in the context of the legislation.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: Addressing Deputy Howlin's question first, that very much is the intention. As time has moved on, language has changed slightly in the drafting, but that very much carries the same intention as the previous legislation, which is that they remain equal. We are satisfied that the definition of "relevant content" is that they cannot advertise the activity or the licensee, and that would...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: There were concerns on Report Stage in the Dáil that the full repeal of section 36 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 might lead to bookmakers enforcing payment from people who ran up large debts with them. Amendment No. 37 retains the protections provided in section 36 of the Act of 1956 in relation to bookmakers to ensure this does not happen.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: Amendment No. 38 is a technical amendment required on foot of amending the Bill to provide for transitional arrangements in respect of gambling legislation currently on the Statute Book. In summary, the transitional measures introduced in Part 10 will provide that the authority commences its licensing functions. Existing legislation shall be repealed but all existing licences and related...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: Amendments Nos. 40 and 41 are minor drafting amendments to accurately reflect the functions of the authority as a result of previous amendments to the Bill in Dáil Éireann.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: Amendment No. 42 provides for the ability of the authority to charge licensees a fee where they make an application to vary an aspect of their existing licence, while amendment No. 74 is a drafting amendment recommended by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel as a result of amendments introduced during Report and Final Stages in Dáil Éireann. The amendment is necessary to ensure the...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: Amendment No. 43 provides for the retention of a definition of "relevant date" which is the date from which a person on the register is excluded from gambling. In regard to amendment No. 44, the Bill previously provided for a national gambling exclusion register to allow people to register with the authority and exclude themselves from online gambling. The Bill provided that a person who...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: These are all technical amendments, one of which makes a change to the Long Title.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: Yes.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: From the Seanad (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: I confirm that private members' clubs will be covered. A couple of lads coming together in their home will not be, but private members' clubs as we know them will be covered by this legislation. I do not have an explanation as to why the advice differs, other than to say that I have always thought that the law is an art and not a science. As time moves on, interpretations can change. It...

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: I will raise the matter of the courthouse with the Minister, Deputy McEntee.

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

James Browne: I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that the period of operation of sections 1 to 7 and 9 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (No. 14 of 2021) be extended for a further period of 6 months, beginning on the 1st day of December, 2024, and ending on the 31st day of May, 2025. I am here to introduce the resolution on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy...