Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not intend to detain the House other than to thank Senators on all sides for their support in passing this Bill. This is significant legislation in its own right. Nobody on this side of the House or in Government is claiming that the Bill is a panacea or some sort of magic wand solution to all the ills, many of which have been documented throughout this debate. There is a need for a gambling control Bill, and the Government is committed to such a Bill. Many of the issues the Senators outlined would be better placed in the context of that discussion.

I thank my officials who have put a significant amount of work into this Bill. I know a number of Senators would have engaged with them through various Stages. I look forward to the Bill going to the other House and, ultimately, being signed into law as quickly as possible.