The Government is pushing forward with Fianna Fáil's Bill that will cost local sporting clubs, charities and community organisations thousands of euro in vital fundraising. It is doing this because it is conflating fundraising with gambling across the board. We support the regulation of gambling. A quick search shows that Tus GAA Club, a playgroup, Club Limerick GAA, Tang GAA Club, Oranmore Football Club, Vision Ireland bingo on Highland Radio, North West Hospice bingo on Ocean FM and Kilmacanogue GAA will be affected. What Milford GAA and Buncrana GAA did last year will be made illegal if the Bill goes through. All of those clubs and organisations, along with GAA and soccer clubs, community development and charities that support people with Alzheimer's, cancer, in palliative care and with blindness, need to fundraise in their communities. The restrictions being imposed on them by the Bill will make what they are doing now illegal. The Government needs to stop this Bill going through. We need proper regulation, but not of these kinds of groups.

As the Deputy knows, the gambling Bill is important legislation which the Government has been committed to bringing forward to address the many challenges we have with gambling in society. Obviously, the Government is working to make sure it is proportionate in how it is applied. It is being considered on the floor of the Dáil as it makes its way through the Houses.

On the potential impact on advertising restrictions on charitable fundraising, charities may continue to advertise and promote their work in all fora without hindrance. The advertising watershed will only apply to charities and philanthropic organisations in respect of advertising gambling activities and not advertising generally. The power to regulate gambling advertising will be under the remit of the gambling regulatory authority of Ireland. Amendments will be brought forward on Report and Final Stages to exempt charitable and philanthropic licensees from the watershed restriction on gambling advertising where the maximum wins do not exceed €10,000.