Acting Chairman (Deputy Alan Farrell): The meeting is being convened to consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána, Vote 21 - Prisons, Vote 22 - Courts Service, Vote 24 - Justice, Vote 41 - Policing Authority and Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission.

...Minister for Justice (Deputy Simon Harris): We also have an allocation of €1.7 million in 2023 to the gambling regulatory authority will go towards start-up costs. We have legislation that we need to consider in these Houses but it is important that we establish an implementation support team, initial staff appointments, accommodation and professional services. I know there is, or at least I think there is, a real willingness and desire on all sides of these Houses to make progress on the whole area of gambling regulation....

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