James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is right the regulation authority will be important to ensuring the legislation is enforced, that we have ongoing feedback to the Minister and that we do not have a situation where we pass legislation, it goes out of date quickly and we are all waiting around for it to be changed. Things are changing quite rapidly. I always give the example of the big hullabaloo about 15 years ago about a casino opening in Tipperary and the dangers it was going to cause. Every 10-year-old is going around with a casino in their back pocket now and things are changing even more quickly.

The Deputy probably has a point on this one. We all know our local clubs get the tickets and go off their premises. The definition probably is too tight. If that is the case, I will certainly undertake to change it.

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