Gambling legislation timetable
Deputy Mathews criticises the Government’s lack of urgency over gambling regulation, including Internet betting, and argues that the Bill could be advanced; the Chair asks when it will be taken.
I wish to raise two issues. The Tánaiste is busy.
Comment on this
I and quite a number of Members, including Members on the Government benches, are increasingly concerned at an apparent lack of interest and a loss of a sense of urgency on the part of the Government leadership to bring forward the gambling control and regulations Bill, including Internet betting and gambling. It is an extremely serious situation that has been allowed to be ignored. We have got voids in the schedule of business today and next week and if there was a real will to do something about this it could easily be brought forward.
Comment on this
In racing parlance it appears that this legislation has been pulled up.