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Dail Debates

[Oireachtas] Seanad Éireann debate. Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (and resumed debate). (26 Sep 2024)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Question 311 – Banking sector [Gambling] [15047/24]. (09 Apr 2024)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Question 242, 243, 244, 245 – Revenue commissioners [gaming machines] [12375, 12376, 12377, 12378/24]. (20 Mar 2024)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 82 – Education policy [gambling] [51194/23]. (22 Nov 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Question 278 & 335 - School curriculum [Gambling] [39723/23, 40180/23]. (20 Sep 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Question 284 - School curriculum [Gambling] [31984/23]. (29 Jun 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 490, 491 - Gambling sector [31310/23, 31355/23]. (27 Jun 2023)

[Oireachtas] Seanad Éireann debate, Order of Business [Gambling]. (22 Jun 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 204 - School curriculum [27027/23]. (01 Jun 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 413 - Further and higher education [Gambling] [18675/23]. (20 Apr 2023)

[Oireachtas] Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach debate. Office of the Revenue Commissioners: engagement [Gambling & Gaming]. (14 Dec 2022)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second stage. Vol. 1030 no. 5. (06 Dec 2022)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 346 - School curriculum [56498/22] [gambling]. (15 Nov 2022)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 522 – Education policy [gambling] [54275/22]. (08 Nov 2022)

[Oireachtas] Seanad Éireann debate. Future of gambling regulation: statements. (23 Apr 2021)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 599 - Departmental expenditure [16258/14]. (08 Apr 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 444 - Citizen information services [Gambling support] [31601/13]. (02 Jul 2013)

Newsletter

Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland. (2023) Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) news update. , (1) . Dublin: Department of Justice.

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Society for the Study of Addiction. Calder, Robert (2024) Addiction audio. Season 2, 2024. London: Society for the Study of Addiction.

News

[Department of Justice] Minister Browne provides update to Cabinet on the establishment of a Gambling Regulator. (24 Mar 2021)

[Irish Examiner] , Woulfe, Jimmy Fianna Fáil vows to tackle scourge of online gambling addiction. (11 May 2020)

[Fine Gael] Fine Gael manifesto 2020. (24 Jan 2020)

[Irish Times] , Croke, Ruaidhri Leading figures call for gambling advertising to be restricted. (27 Oct 2018)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Riordan, Sean Charleville/Fermoy district council likely to ban gaming arcades. (20 Sep 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , Ni Aodha, Grainne Michael D Higgins wants gambling ads banned from sport. (29 Jul 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , Finn, Christina Minimum age limit for all forms of gambling to be set at 18. (11 Jul 2017)