Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-02-18
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Frankie Feighan (FG), Sligo-Leitrim

Yes. I will get the Deputy a written document with the up-to-date position on gambling. It is a cross-departmental matter, given that it is for the Department of Justice but also a public health issue. I have not seen the Bill, but I would support its gist. A great deal can be done. The Deputy is right, in that the pandemic has increased online gambling. I know that myself. Many young men in particular are gambling online. It is causing major difficulties and is beginning to become a public health issue. The Labour Party has my support in this regard. I do not know what is in the Bill, but its mood is something of which I would be supportive.

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Sitting date: 2021-02-18