2154. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will introduce legislation to outlaw online gambling advertisements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26509/26]
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813. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9772/26]
712. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of illegal gambling operators and websites have been identified, investigated, subject to enforcement action, and shut down by the relevant authorities in each of the years 2021 to date, inclusive. [3404/26]
713. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the resources - including staffing levels, technical capacity, and budgetary allocations currently dedicated to the investigation and enforcement of illegal gambling activity; and whether these resources are considered sufficient given the rapid growth of unlicensed online operators. [3405/26]
714. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the powers the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland has, or will have under the new gambling legislation, to block illegal gambling websites, disrupt payment processing and advertising, cooperate with international regulators, and pursue operators based outside the State but targeting Irish consumers. [3406/26]
715. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if analysis has been undertaken of international experience, including recent developments in the Netherlands, where increased gambling-related taxation reportedly led to significant revenue shortfalls and market displacement to the black market; and the lessons being applied in an Irish context. [3408/26]
716. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement which has taken place with licensed gambling operators, financial institutions, and technology platforms to prevent illegal gambling operators from accessing Irish customers through crypto payments, offshore sportsbooks, and unlicenced online casinos. [3409/26]
717. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific measures being taken to protect vulnerable individuals, including those self-excluded from licenced operators, from being targeted by illegal gambling sites that operate outside Irish regulatory and consumer protection frameworks. [3410/26]
718. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he accepts that illegal gambling now poses a dual risk to public health and gambling harm reduction, and Exchequer revenue and consumer protection; and if so, the additional legislative or enforcement actions planned to address this growing threat. [3411/26]
371. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his view on predatory gambling advertising practises at betting shopfronts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68646/25]
444. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 will be fully commenced in order to establish the Social Impact Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67190/25]
445. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the advertising provisions under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024; namely the provisions relating to advertisements targeting children, will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67191/25]
1520. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice when section 100 and in particular the related subsection 98.2 of the Gambling Act 2024 will be commenced, given that these sections relate to children being permitted into greyhound stadiums where gambling takes place and requires reasons to be given by the venues as to their suitability for young children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1…
197. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has concerns regarding the awarding of the contract for the main ICT Infrastructure in the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland to cover licencing of casinos and self-exclusion registers. [17961/25]
197. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the means by which the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland protect children from gambling exposure in greyhound stadia, under the new Gambling Regulation Act, 2024; if he will amend the act to ban children from that environment as in other betting venues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15858/25]
184. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice to outline the role of the new Gambling Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12684/25]
1013. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the licensing regulations regarding poker tournaments with prize money in excess of €50,000; and if there are any plans for further regulation. [1427/25]