I welcome Deputy John Lahart, Mr. Daniel Hyzack and the students from County Cavan. They are most welcome to the Chamber.

The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding proposed approval by Seanad Éireann of the proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Specialised Committee on Law enforcement and Judicial Cooperation established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, regarding the establishment of a standard form for requests for mutual assistance referred to in Article 635(1) of that Agreement, to be taken on conclusion of Order of Business without debate; No. 2, Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019 – Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 2.45 p.m. if not previously concluded; No. 132, Private Members' business, motion 10, regarding the independent review of the handling of past complaints of abuse in St. John Ambulance Ireland, to be taken at 3 p.m. with the time allocated to this debate not to exceed two hours; No. 3, statements on housing, to be taken at 5.30 p.m. and to conclude at 7 p.m. if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes, all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, time can be shared, and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; and No. 4, statements on Inland Fisheries Ireland, to be taken at 7 p.m. and to conclude at 8 p.m. if not previously concluded, with the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed six minutes, all Senators not to exceed six minutes, time can be shared, and the Minister to be given no less than six minutes to reply to the debate.

I thank the Cathaoirleach for welcoming the pupils, teachers and SNAs from St. Anne's National School in Bailieborough. I live beside St. Anne's. It is a wonderful school community and we in Bailieborough are very proud of it and the achievements of St. Anne's in so many areas. It is an excellent school for which the entire community feels ownership and pride. It is wonderful that they are here. It typifies the excellence of the school that it is considered important to visit the Houses of democracy to see how Government works and see how the Seanad and Dáil work. It is a great honour for the school. I thank the Cathaoirleach for welcoming them.

If I may raise another matter, the Leader will be aware that I have consistently raised the issue of gambling. We have made considerable progress. I applaud the work of the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, in that area over the previous months. The Minister of State has brought forward the legislation and arrangements for the regulator. I would like an update on progress. Belgium has recently banned all gambling advertising. That is worthy of looking at. We have also had the recent outrageous case of the major gambling company engaged in wrong practice in regard to addicts in the UK. That merits examination. One of the greatest ills in our society, and the young people here in the Gallery will appreciate and understand this, is the pernicious addiction to gambling. I am not speaking about normal social gambling, the occasional lottery ticket or the bet on Aintree. I am not talking about that kind of gambling but rather, addiction to gambling prejudicing children, homes, marriages, properties, the whole lot. It is a huge addiction and needs a two-pronged intervention. We need a strong gambling regulator and strong legislation. We also need, and I would like the Leader to look at this facet too, to resource the Department of Health in a way that it can support gambling addicts, which is a separate area for people who have already succumbed to addiction. I will leave it with the Leader and look forward to her response. It is one of the most urgent matters and serious human conditions that will be brought before her today.

I thank Senator O'Reilly. The people of Bailieborough are just as proud of what the Senator does in this House.