I would like to draw the House's attention to the call this week from the national lottery for an outright ban on betting on the national lottery. We are all familiar with the national lottery. It helps fund sports organisations, voluntary organisations, cultural organisations, youth clubs and all manner of activities and organisations within our communities. This week, however, the national lottery published an independent report completed by Indecon, on the socio-economic impact of the national lottery. Basically, the report has very stark findings and I encourage all Members to read it. It concludes that betting on the lottery is draining vital funding from important community organisations and events right across Ireland. The national lottery is calling on the Government to act to ban outright betting on the national lottery. It is an issue I have raised previously in the Seanad. I have tabled Commencement matters on it. It is a matter for the Minister for public expenditure to address. However, the report this week raises the issue again. It highlights that in 2024 alone, more than €80 million was lost in funding to good causes in our communities. When we think of all the work those organisations put into making applications to Government, local authorities and other funding streams, to be losing more than €80 million in one year to good causes is a good enough reason. It is also just not fair; it truly is not. The national lottery is regulated and transparent, and it is designed to serve the public good. It also protects communities; 30 cent in every euro spent on the national lottery goes directly back into communities. It is also an economic issue. It is estimated in the Indecon report that almost 2,000 jobs have been lost and over €125 million in economic activity has been put at risk because of this practice of betting on the lottery. Betting on national lotteries has been banned in 25 of the 27 other European member states. We are far behind here and we are letting down our communities. It is an issue that should be addressed as a matter of urgency. The report highlights it in very objective independent terms. I would appreciate if the Acting Leader would arrange a debate, at the earliest opportunity, with the Minister for public expenditure to provide this House with a response on what action he is going to take to ban betting on the national lottery.