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- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, we are out of time.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Pearse Doherty: The charity or philanthropic body would be delighted to get €10,000 but under the legislation, one third of it has to go to the charity, which is about €13,500. There is a problem with that part of the legislation.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
James Browne: The definitions are based on the recommendation of the Attorney General and the Office of Parliamentary Counsel but I hear the Deputy's concerns. I will take another look at it but, as I said, we have been given advice in relation to it.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Amendment agreed to
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
James Browne: I move amendment No. 29: In page 55, line 17, to delete “Subject to sections 66 and 67” and substitute “Subject to section 66”.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
James Browne: I move amendment No. 30: In page 55, line 27, to delete “Subject to sections 66 and 67” and substitute “Subject to section 66”.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
James Browne: I move amendment No. 31: In page 56, line 13, to delete “a betting activity” and substitute “pool betting”.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
James Browne: I move amendment No. 32: In page 56, line 14, to delete “such activity” and substitute “such pool betting”.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Amendments Nos 33 and Nos. 82 to 85, inclusive, are related. Amendments Nos. 83 to 85, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendments Nos. 82. Amendments Nos. 33 and Nos. 82 to 85, inclusive, may be discussed together, by agreement.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 33: In page 56, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “Prohibition of advertising 67. (1) A person shall not advertise gambling, or cause gambling to be advertised. (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable— (a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding...
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Amendments Nos. 28, 31, 32, 49, 54, 65, 97 and 98 are related and may be discussed together.
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
James Browne: I move amendment No. 28: In page 55, line 12, to delete "the betting activity is" and substitute "the betting activity is pool betting that is". With this series of amendments to the Bill, I am introducing a change for the benefit and protection of charitable and philanthropic licensees. As published, the Bill provides that the holder of a gambling licence for a charitable or...
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Thomas Gould: I ask the Minister of State to give some clarity on amendment No. 54. A reference to "betting" is being removed and it is unclear why. The amendment seeks to delete "once-off gaming, betting or lottery activity or product" and substitute "once-off gaming or lottery activity or product". I know I always refer to my own club, St. Vincent's. I am on the board of management of Gaelscoil Pheig...
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Pearse Doherty: These amendments are grouped so I am trying to look at the impact of all of them. Let us look at amendment No. 65. I am doing this on the hoof so apologies. Amendment No. 65 seeks to delete "game, betting activity or lottery" and substitute "game or lottery". That is being proposed for the purposes that the Minister of State has just outlined. Why would we want charities involved in...
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
James Browne: Regarding Deputy Gould's point, those race nights - I have been involved in many of them myself - would be covered under the pool betting side of it. What we are doing here is just to ensure that charities cannot, in effect, become bookmakers. That becomes a hugely high risk to them where they can incur huge losses, quite quickly. With the pool betting, the odds are fixed. Those types of...