There is no justification.

Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. Táimid anseo inniu le díospóireacht a dhéanamh ar an mBille Airgeadais 2024 agus ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an oifig agus leis an bhfoireann go léir bhí ag obair ar an mBille seo. Is post deacair agus teicniúil é chun é a chur i bhfeidhm. Tá sé thar a bheith tábhachtach freisin go bhfuil scrúdú mar is ceart déanta air. Déantar é seo i gcónaí le hardchaighdeán agus le gairmiúlacht agus táim ag tnúth le bheith ag obair leis an Aire agus leis na hoifigigh…

The Minister of State and I had a couple of debates on this on the floor and on radio. I acknowledge, as Deputy Daly said, that the serious concerns Sinn Féin brought forward have been acknowledged by the Minister of State, given there are so many amendments coming back to this House to fix this Bill. This would have caused serious problems for sporting organisations and charities across the State. All of our concerns regarding that part of the Bill have now been fixed with the amendments brought forward by the Min…

I proposed it because I understood it was done previously to a Bill where a verbal amendment was done, but I may be wrong. I take the Ceann Comhairle's point.

I do not accept that the Minister of State's position is the correct one. There is a simple fix for this and it relates to the definition of "relevant content". The definition of "relevant content" is a gaming activity such as a lottery. One will not be allowed to advertise that on social media to non-subscribers and non-account holders unless one has a philanthropic or charity licence. The Bill also provides that one will not be able to advertise the licensee of the gambling licence by name, but it is only the nam…

I want to address this series of amendments. One of the issues we raised in previous discussions related to premises, that it would not have to be one premises and that numerous premises would be allowed so that tickets for a club lottery or school fundraiser could be on the shelf of a Chinese takeaway or local supermarket. That is important. I am not sure if the definition of "premises" allows for football pitch and I would ask the Minister of State to clarify that. I am not sure what leniency the authority will h…

I understand that and I understand that the authority has flexibility with the regulations it has under this Bill to stipulate what is required for the application. However, the legislation here states that it must include the proposed relevant payment. Is it the Minister of State's view that the authority can vary that? I will give an example. Unfortunately my local club held its last bingo just a couple of weeks ago. It is no longer a thing, but it used to operate a bingo. Under this new legislation it will need …

What amendment are we on?

I seek advice on a section in the printed Bill, section 142 of the consolidated Bill. Have we passed that at this stage?

I just make this point to the Minister of State with your indulgence, a Cheann Comhairle. I will not take up much time. There is a section in the Bill which prevents advertising by electronic communication. It is the main way by which people are now advertising relevant gambling activities. As the Minister of State knows, I did considerable research into these activities for Report Stage. I left the Chamber for about half an hour. I have had three different messages from three different companies inviting me to tak…

They are. It is just not just that-----

It is not just that. It is like, "Win tonight's life-changing prize of €250,000 or a brand-new four-bedroom house". The problem is, as I said, when we look at the intention. Any company will do this, offering Oasis tickets or something else of value. It is not gambling; it is entering a competition. It is free, there is no price to enter it and therefore it does not fall under this legislation. If they use their brand and the brand is not the same as the licensee, they are able to do this. They are able to actually…

I will finish on this. As I said, I understand the predicament and I would argue that maybe if we were on an earlier Stage, the Minister of State may have taken this on board. It is a very serious issue. We are at a very late stage of this legislation and I know the Minister of State will not take the amendment on board but I am raising it because I know others will be looking in and the authority will have powers under regulations. It is crucial that this issue, which is a massive loophole in this legislation, is …

The Ceann Comhairle is going very quickly. We want to facilitate that, but we did deal with the transitional provisions in amendment No. 228 previously. Will the Minister of State indicate when it is intended to bring various sections into force? When will the Bill be enacted? Will it be before the end of the year? I know the authority is set up, but are there certain sections he expects to bring into force first? Can he provide any clarity on this? Obviously, we have transitional provisions under this set of amend…

I thank the Minister of State for his response. The question is how long is a piece of string. The Minister of State knows better than most how long we have been dealing with this Bill and the need for regulation. We are having a general election within the next number of months-----

-----if not before. Do we expect to see any of the Bill enacted before February? Can the Minister of State give any indication regarding, for example, the advertisement of relevant content on social media? Does he expect the provisions relating to that to be enacted within six months? I am not asking for a date, because I understand there is a bit of work to be done. Can the Minister of State give us any indication of the timeline involved? Does he expect to have all of the provisions of the Bill enacted within the…

Tá fearg an phobail intuigthe mar go bhfuil an Rialtas seo ag caitheamh €9 milliún ar phúitsí gutháin in áit tacaíocht mheabhairshláinte do pháistí. Tá daoine óga ar fud na tíre seo ag caoineadh amach ar sheirbhísí cearta agus ba cheart an t-airgead seo a athdháileadh ar na seirbhísí sin gan mhoill. Today is World Mental Health Day. It is a time for raising awareness of the mental health challenges our people face, reducing stigma and mobilising support for improved services for those in crisis. It is also a time t…

The Tánaiste said it is despicable and disgraceful to conflate the €9 million the Government is wasting on mobile phone pouches with mental health. He should talk to his deputy leader. In respect of CAMHS mroe generally, we want to reduce waiting lists. They are coming down but not enough. Referrals are increasing signficantly. Some 225,000 appointments for children and young people annually across 77 community teams - that is the scale of CAMHS today. CAMHS has increased significantly from 2011, to 2021 and from 2…

There are so many waiting on the list that cannot even see the professional to get into the bed.

With the Ceann Comhairle's indulgence, I will just say that my thoughts and those of the party are also with our troops in Lebanon and with UNIFIL. I am glad to hear from the Tánaiste that they are all accounted for. It is clear that Israel has crossed another red line and has to be held accountable. There are actions we can take. I ask the Government to join our call for the Central Bank to stop issuing the war bonds that Israel is selling through this country. I will raise the very serious matter of the Donegal-D…