Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Minister of State's bona fides on this. I am trying to achieve a level playing pitch for terrestrial and the extra-terrestrial organisations. When we discuss the various gaming houses in town there will be a migration from organisations where human beings are watching what is happening and able to intervene where they see compulsive gambling and gaming. Consider the reports from Paddy Power that show that in 2014, for example, some 77% of its profits were made online. This is what I am trying to do. There are 45,000 people in Ireland who are addicted to gambling. I believe the Minister of State is saying that he intends to come back to deal with this in a further Bill at a later stage. Will the Minister of State guarantee that he will not impact negatively on those organisations that operate in Dublin today? I do not refer to the slot machine guys who operate outside the law. I refer to the various clubs that operate within the law in the State. Are they going to be protected in this scenario? They have some concerns over and above the issues I have expressed here. We have to deal with the online concerns. The Minister of State has admitted this. Perhaps this is not the place to do it but before I make up my mind whether to press the amendment or not, will the Minister of State indicate how soon it will be before we find a solution?