Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

It is a very serious subject. Gamblers Anonymous and everybody who deals with gambling see this as a major problem. I hope the Minister will treat this seriously and introduce some legislation to deal with it. I ask the Leader to find out whether there is any legislation pending.

Reading this morning's newspaper, I saw that the number of patients on trolleys in hospitals was increasing again and that there were to be cutbacks in dialysis and other services. In view of this, some of the comments made on the other side of the House last night should be withdrawn.