Gambling control Bill
Noel Grealish asks when gambling-control legislation will be published and also attempts to raise Ukraine; the Tánaiste gives a late-next-year timetable and redirects the Ukraine issue to a committee meeting.
A report published yesterday in the United Kingdom shows that approximately €46 billion is being gambled every year in that country. We probably have the same percentage gambled in Ireland. When will the gambling control Bill be published?
I am trying to find a Bill to deal with my next question and perhaps we might work on No.45 on the list, a criminal justice Bill to give effect to a number of EU framework decisions. In the light of what is happening in Ukraine, the bullying tactics adopted by Vladimir Putin towards the Ukrainian Government and the protests taking place in that country, what is the Tánaiste's position on these issues? What is the European Union's position on showing support for the Ukrainian people?