PQ 100
164 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, having regard to the conclusions of the inter-Departmental Review Group on the Gaming and Lotteries Acts in 2000 to the effect that the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 effectively prohibits the operation of casinos here and that the ban on casino type gaming included in that Act should be retained in any new legislation, he will confirm policy in this area; if he has been advised that the 1956 Act has no application to casino type gaming carried on in members’ clubs; if so, the official status of that advice; if specific defects in the legislation have been identified; if the issue has been tested in the Courts or if it is planned to have it so tested; his proposals in relation to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8962/08]
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164 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, having regard to the conclusions of the inter-Departmental Review Group on the Gaming and Lotteries Acts in 2000 to the effect that the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 effectively prohibits the operation of casinos here and that the ban on casino type gaming included in that Act should be retained in any new legislation, he will confirm policy in this area; if he has been advised that the 1956 Act has no application to casino type gaming carried on in members’ clubs; if so, the official status of that advice; if specific defects in the legislation have been identified; if the issue has been tested in the Courts or if it is planned to have it so tested; his proposals in relation to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8962/08]
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