Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Online gambling is No. 6 on the agenda for the meeting on 20 February of the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee. I asked Mr. Gay Mitchell, MEP, when he appeared before the Seanad about the potential for excessive gambling online and what procedures are in place to protect vulnerable people. Mr. Mitchell is not a member of the committee, however. An ordinary post office worker is in jail because he gambled millions of euro online that did not belong to him. Few websites have a facility in place to ensure social responsibility. Perhaps the European Union could take action in this matter.