I move amendment No. 49: In page 68, to delete lines 24 to 26 and substitute the following: “(b) pool betting for an event, a series of events or a class of events specified in the licence, or”.

I move amendment No. 50: In page 69, line 28, to delete “sell or supply” and substitute “subject to subsection (2) , sell or supply”. These technical amendments clarify the application of section 88 of the Bill. Section 88 provides that the authority may issue a business-to-business gambling licence, which authorises the licensee to sell or supply a gambling product or services. Amendment No. 50 restructures section 88, as currently drafted, into a new subsection (1). Amendment No. 51 inserts a new subsection 88(2)…

I move amendment No. 51: In page 70, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(2) A Business to Business gambling licence shall not authorise the sale or supply, directly or indirectly, in the State, of a gambling product that is a gaming machine unless the machine is capable of being adapted from time to time to reflect the maximum relevant payment and maximum winnings, for the time being in force, in respect of the type of gambling played on the machine.”.

I move amendment No. 52: In page 70, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(b) in relation to a gaming licence held by a licensee, each relevant game the licensee may provide pursuant to that licence, (c) in relation to a gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose held by a licensee, where applicable, each game specified in the licence as a relevant gambling activity for a charitable or philanthropic purpose,”. Amendment No. 52 clarifies that a licensee's entry on the register of gambli…

I move amendment No. 54: In page 83, lines 28 and 29, to delete “once-off gaming, betting or lottery activity or product” and substitute “once-off gaming or lottery activity or product”.

I move amendment No. 55: In page 87, to delete lines 12 and 13 and substitute the following: “(ii) where a gaming licence is sought, the game or games the person seeks to provide pursuant to the licence and, where it is intended to provide the game through a gaming machine, the number of gaming machines proposed to be used, and”.

That is correct.

They are all linked.

Not at this moment. We intend to bring them forward at a later stage. With a commitment to Deputy Ó Ríordáin on an amendment he had, we were going to reconsider the wording here. We do intend to move them at a future stage.

We are not moving them at this time.

I move amendment No. 57: In page 89, line 2, to delete “, and” and substitute “and where the relevant games are to be provided through a gaming machine, the number of gaming machines that may be used to provide those games, and”.

I move amendment No. 59: In page 89, line 15, to delete “it shall notify the person” and substitute “it shall, by notice in writing, inform the person”. Amendment No. 59 is a technical drafting amendment to specify that where the authority refuses to grant an application for a gambling licence it shall notify the applicant in writing of that decision. Amendment No. 60 is a technical amendment recommended by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel that restructures, rewords and tidies the existing subsection (5) for the…

I move amendment No. 60: In page 89, to delete lines 18 to 24 and substitute the following: “(5) The Authority shall, by notice in writing, inform the person who made an application under section 108 or 109 , as the case may be, and, if different, the proposed licensee, within 14 days of the date of a decision under subsection (1) to grant a licence but not to grant that licence in respect of— (a) in the case of a betting licence, all the events, series of events or class of events in respect of which the person so…

I move amendment No. 62: In page 91, lines 20 and 21, to delete all words from and including “(1) A licensee” in line 20 down to and including line 21 and substitute the following: “(1) A licensee of a gaming licence may apply to the Authority— (a) to vary the relevant game or games which the licensee may provide pursuant to the gaming licence, (b) where relevant games are provided through a gaming machine pursuant to the gaming licence, to vary the number of gaming machines which the licensee may use pursuant to t…

I move amendment No. 63: In page 91, line 33, to delete “may specify” and substitute “may specify, and, in the case of an application referred to in subsection (1) (b) or (c) , the application shall specify the number of gaming machines proposed to be used”.

Deputy Gould has been raising this concern for a considerable time and I know banning credit card gambling is something close to his heart. I fully agree with him and have taken on board his concerns. Section 157 entitled, Obligation in respect of method of payment for relevant gambling activity, provides: (1) A licensee to whom this Chapter applies shall not— (a) accept payment for a relevant gambling activity by credit card, (b) extend a credit facility to a participant, or (c) participate in, arrange, permit or …

It is section 157(1).

I am happy to give the commitment that it applies to all gambling activities.

I move amendment No. 65: In page 92, line 22, to delete “game, betting activity or lottery” and substitute “game or lottery”.

I move amendment No. 68: In page 100, line 28, to delete “Subject to subsection (2) ” and substitute “Subject to section 88(2) and subsection (2) ”.