Written answers

Thursday, 23 June 2011

Department of Justice, Equality and Defence

Gaming Licences

6:00 pm

Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to grant a gaming licence to the consortium which has received planning permission for a casino in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16861/11]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am not aware that an application has been made for a gaming licence in respect of the development to which the Deputy refers. However, should an application be made, it will be assessed in accordance with the relevant statutes, namely the Gaming and Lotteries Acts 1956-2003. Those Acts are based on the principle that only those gaming activities and establishments permitted by the Acts may be licensed. There is, therefore, a positive duty to comply with the legislation. Bearing that in mind and having regard also to the reports that it is proposed to include a casino in the development, I draw attention to section 4 of the 1956 Act. It makes it clear that casinos are not permitted and therefore they may not be licensed. The fact that a facility may have been granted planning permission does not alter that position in any way.

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