15. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views that gambling addiction is a very serious issue affecting a broad range of persons, including persons under 18 years of age who are betting illegally; in view of the fact that the Government has passed legislation to enable late openings for betting shops throughout the year, the measures he will enact to tackle underage gambling both online and in shops; and his views that current laws and penalties are sufficient and are acting as a practical deterrent. [6974/15]

Summary

15. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views that gambling addiction is a very serious issue affecting a broad range of persons, including persons under 18 years of age who are betting illegally; in view of the fact that the Government has passed legislation to enable late openings for betting shops throughout the year, the measures he will enact to tackle underage gambling both online and in shops; and his views that current laws and penalties are sufficient and are acting as a practical deterrent. [6974/15]

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Betting Legislation

  xml · EN · 1 April 2015

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.