I move amendment No. 69: In page 101, line 23, to delete “Subject to section 119 ” and substitute “Subject to sections 88(2) and 119 ”.

I move amendment No. 70: In page 105, line 33, to delete “bank” and substitute “regulated financial service provider”.

I move amendment No. 71: In page 106, to delete lines 30 to 36.

I move amendment No. 72: In page 107, line 1, to delete “bank” and substitute “regulated financial services provider”.

I move amendment No. 74: In page 109, to delete lines 9 to 15 and substitute the following: “Interpretation (Chapter 1 – Part 6) 137. In this Chapter— “Act of 2009” means the Broadcasting Act 2009; “applicable regulations”, in relation to advertising, means regulations made under section 140 ; “audiovisual on-demand media service” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Act of 2009; “broadcaster” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2009; “broadcasting service” has the same meaning as it has in t…

To clarify, I did say watershed but I should have been more clear. I mean complete exemptions from the advertising ban, so that would mean the watershed and online. I apologise to the Deputy.

You are talking to Government amendments.

I am listening, Deputy McGrath. You said you rose to speak to support the amendments. You are speaking to Government amendments at the moment.

Yes.

I am happy to address the issue.

It was a recommendation of the justice committee.

With regard to the comment that no one requested it, it was requested unanimously by the Joint Committee on Justice that a ban on advertising be brought in with no exceptions. I listened to the members from the justice committee who have addressed it here in the Dáil. I have listened to TDs outside of the justice committee who have addressed it in this Chamber. I have listened to members of Fianna Fáil and, indeed, Deputies from Fine Gael who have come forward to talk to me about the situation and the issue. The ch…

He did not bring forward any proposals or solutions.

It is important all those clubs know that.

It is important all the clubs know that.

Constructive elements help.

I thank the Leas Cheann-Comhairle. I think the particular amendment we are discussing has long been forgotten about at this point, but anyway.

I am going to address this and make the point for a third time. The recommendation for a complete ban on gambling advertising during the watershed was the unanimous recommendation of the justice committee. Charities and sporting organisations have been governed by gambling legislation, when they are carrying out gambling activities such as lotteries and draws, for the past 70 years. Nearly everything in this legislation is a carryover from the existing legislation. Charities are not equated with the commercial indu…

They are governed under different legislation, as the Deputy knows full well. We will be bringing amendments in the Seanad to exempt charities and sporting organisations, and I again thank Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, Deputy Catherine Murphy and the Social Democrats, and the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs who have all brought forward ideas on this and how it can be done. I also thank the officials who have been working hard to find a way to give those exemptions and to put those protections in there. I want to brief…

I move amendment No. 75: In page 109, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Obligations on licensees in relation to advertising: general 138. A licensee shall, in advertising relevant content or causing another person to advertise relevant content on the licensee’s behalf, comply with obligations imposed in relation to advertising under this Part and, where applicable, by the applicable regulations.”.