Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I spoke about section 25 on Second Stage. On that occasion I objected, from the staffing point of view and that of everybody else, to bookmakers opening until 9.30 or 10 o'clock at night and the possibility of opening at 7 o'clock in the morning. I think I have been stifled because the provision was put into the Finance Act before it came back here in the Betting (Amendment) Act. That shows things can be done fairly fast and moved to various Acts if necessary. I hope that the points I raised here today about the tote, under age persons, and the machines that are in bookmakers at the moment, will be acted upon as fast as section 25 was opposed. The provision was put into the Finance Act and I hope my points will be taken on board again and acted upon in as judicious a fashion and as expeditiously as they were in this regard.