Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to flag that on Report Stage we will be tabling a review amendment also under this section to provide that within three months of the enactment of the Bill, the Minister would lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on measures to be undertaken to protect vulnerable people from engaging in harmful gambling and the manner in which all operators of betting and gambling services could assist in this regard. I suggested earlier that we were going to find out what the position was in the drafting of the Bill; therefore, I will leave that matter until then.

On amendment No. 16, I imagine Sinn Féin would support the tax revenue going towards funding the horse and greyhound industries, which are very important flagship industries for the country. Many appreciate the fact that the money is going to fund world-class industries. There is merit in the proposal to review the legislation, particularly in the context of what we discussed earlier. There is merit in both of Senator Kathryn Reilly's amendments and I am interested in hearing what the Minister of State has to say about them. My main purpose is to notify the House of my intention to table a review amendment on Report Stage.