Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to amend the Betting Act 1931 to permit bookmakers' shops to open to the public on Sundays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14901/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The permitted opening hours for bookmakers' shops is one of the issues being considered in the context of the proposed Betting (Amendment) Bill 2011. I would however draw to the attention of the Deputy that bookmakers' shops are currently permitted to open to the public on all Sundays except Easter Sunday.