Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2024-11-06
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Paul Gavan (SF), Labour Panel

I move recommendation No. 23:
In page 141, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:
“Report on Gambling Bill and Betting Duty
76. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the Gambling Bill and Betting Duty to assess any unintended consequences of the Bill and the potential benefits of increasing the betting duty.".
This calls for a report on the gambling Bill and betting duty. It proposes that the Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the gambling Bill and betting duty to assess any unintended consequences of the Bill and the potential benefits of increasing the betting duty. The gambling legislation is significant and we had very good debates in the Seanad on it. I pay tribute to my colleague Senator Joe O'Reilly who was particularly passionate about getting the legislation passed. We had some particular concerns about the Bill in terms of tidying it up. It would be useful to have this report. Why not assess unintended consequences and the potential benefits of increasing betting duty? There could well be a case for doing so.

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Sitting date: 2024-11-06