1014. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of bookmakers that have made submissions and or lobbied him and or his Department on the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022. [17832/23]

Minister for State at the Department of Justice James Browne: As the Deputy will be aware, the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 was published on 2 December 2022. The Bill sets out the framework and legislative basis for the establishment of a new, independent statutory body – Údarás Rialála Cearrbhachais na hÉireann, the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland - and for a robust regulatory and licensing regime to regulate gambling in-person and online, and for the regulation of gambling advertising, websites and apps.

The Bill completed Second Stage in the Dáil on Tuesday, 6 December 2022 and my Department is currently preparing amendments to the Bill for Committee Stage which is expected to take place in the coming months.

Once enacted, the provisions of the Bill will affect a wide range of stakeholders in the gambling, charity, advertising, and broadcasting sectors, as well as other parties. In this context, the Deputy will appreciate that stakeholder engagement is an important aspect of informing and developing new legislation. Hearing the views of all stakeholders in respect of legislative proposals which will affect them is a key aspect of a robust, transparent and democratic legislative process. As such, my Department has received correspondence including submissions, from or on behalf of the following stakeholders following publication of the Bill:

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