Betting legislation and thalidomide survivors
Seán Ó Fearghaíl asks about the betting Bill and the promised meeting with thalidomide survivors; the Tánaiste says the betting legislation is under consideration and will seek a direct response from the Health Minister.
The betting (amendment) Bill is on the A list of legislation and it was to be published before the end of this term. Have the heads of the Bill been considered by Government and will the Bill be published before we adjourn for the summer recess?
While I am on my feet I wish to allude briefly to an item referred to in the programme for Government, namely, the plight of the 32 survivors of thalidomide, which I have raised with the Tánaiste on numerous occasions. I understand the Minister for Health was to meet with those people. Has the meeting taken place yet?
