Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am glad amendment Nos. 39 and 40 are being considered together. Both aim to address issues raised by charitable organisations and sporting bodies. They are concerned about the impact the Bill will have on their fund-raising. Our amendments are comprehensive and give a role to the regulator in deciding what is a relevant body. They also close off a loophole by which a gambling company could team up with a charity to circumvent the Bill by requiring it to be for its sole benefit. It gives the Minister a role in making decisions in respect of how it functions. Sporting clubs and charities have significant concerns regarding the impact of this Bill on their fund-raising efforts. We wait for those concerns to be addressed.