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Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 45: In page 64, to delete lines 33 to 36 and substitute the following: “(2) Where the court is of the view that, having regard to the matters referred to in subsection (1), the offence is sufficiently serious, it may, in addition to suspending or revoking the gambling licence referred to in that subsection, suspend for a specified period or revoke any other...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 46: In page 64, line 37, to delete “An order under subsection (1) shall not take effect” and substitute “An order under subsection (1) and, where applicable, a suspension or revocation under subsection (2), shall not take effect”.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 47: In page 66, to delete lines 7 to 9 and substitute the following: “(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Authority may, with the consent of the Minister, by regulations vary the amount of a maximum relevant payment specified in column (2) of Schedule 2 or the amount of maximum winnings specified in column (3) of that Schedule, or both, having regard...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 48: In page 66, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(3) Where regulations are made under subsection (2) which reduce the amount of a maximum relevant payment or of maximum winnings, or both, of a relevant game, a relevant lottery or a relevant gambling activity for a charitable or philanthropic purpose, the coming into operation of the...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 49: In page 68, to delete lines 24 to 26 and substitute the following: “(b) pool betting for an event, a series of events or a class of events specified in the licence, or”.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 50: In page 69, line 28, to delete “sell or supply” and substitute “subject to subsection (2), sell or supply”. These technical amendments clarify the application of section 88 of the Bill. Section 88 provides that the authority may issue a business-to-business gambling licence, which authorises the licensee to sell or supply a gambling...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 51: In page 70, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(2) A Business to Business gambling licence shall not authorise the sale or supply, directly or indirectly, in the State, of a gambling product that is a gaming machine unless the machine is capable of being adapted from time to time to reflect the maximum relevant payment and maximum winnings,...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 52: In page 70, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(b) in relation to a gaming licence held by a licensee, each relevant game the licensee may provide pursuant to that licence, (c) in relation to a gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose held by a licensee, where applicable, each game specified in the licence as a relevant...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 54: In page 83, lines 28 and 29, to delete “once-off gaming, betting or lottery activity or product” and substitute “once-off gaming or lottery activity or product”.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 55: In page 87, to delete lines 12 and 13 and substitute the following: “(ii) where a gaming licence is sought, the game or games the person seeks to provide pursuant to the licence and, where it is intended to provide the game through a gaming machine, the number of gaming machines proposed to be used, and”.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: That is correct.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: They are all linked.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: Not at this moment. We intend to bring them forward at a later stage. With a commitment to Deputy Ó Ríordáin on an amendment he had, we were going to reconsider the wording here. We do intend to move them at a future stage.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: We are not moving them at this time.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 57: In page 89, line 2, to delete “, and” and substitute “and where the relevant games are to be provided through a gaming machine, the number of gaming machines that may be used to provide those games, and”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I wish to draw the attention of the House to a minor typographical error that my Department has noted in the Bill. On page 26, line 17, the word "Minister" has been incorrectly spelled with the second "i" omitted in error. I seek to invoke Standing Order 196 and request that the Ceann Comhairle, as Chair, direct the Clerk to make a correction in the Bill so as to substitute the correct...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: In page 14, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “ “vulnerable person” means a person who has— (a) a physical disability, (b) a mental or intellectual disability, or (c) a mental illness, which is of such a nature or degree as to severely restrict the person to guard himself or herself against serious...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 2: In page 18, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Presumption of age of child applicant 26. Where— (a) an applicant or appellant, as the case may be, or (b) in the case of an application under section 26(4), the person making an application on behalf of an applicant or an appeal on behalf of an appellant, claims in the application...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 3: In page 18, lines 37 and 38, to delete “person who is unable to make the application himself or herself by reason of a mental or physical incapacity” and substitute “vulnerable person (other than a child)”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 4: In page 19, line 10, to delete “subject to” and substitute “in accordance with”. These amendments collectively remove the credibility requirement when an application to be recognised as a victim of trafficking is being assessed. I will speak to the amendments in the grouping together. We are maintaining the current threshold for...