Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Gaming & Leisure Association of Ireland

Date published 09 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details To promote the drafting and enactment of a Gambling Control Bill

Intended results The enactment of legislation that enshrines the principles of good regulation for the gambling industry as set out in the General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill 2013 published in July 2013 or the Gambling Control Bill 2018 published in February 2018

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Hickson

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Correspondence regarding the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill and the stalled progress of the review into the Gambling Control Bill.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting to discuss the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill and the stalled progress of the review into the Gambling Control Bill.

Letter (11-20)

Wrote to those members of the Oireachtas involved in renewing the Confidence and Supply Arrangement to request that the Gambling Control Bill be included as a legislative priority under any new arrangement.

Letter (2-5)

Letter providing our literature review on the prevalence of gambling in Ireland.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting to discuss the prevalence of gambling in Ireland, thereby highlighting the need to introduce the Gambling Control Bill as a matter of priority.

Email (2-5)

At report stage of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018 we highlighted that to achieve the AML standard's require by FATF and the Directive, it was necessary to also implement the Gambling Control Bill.

Meeting (1)

Meeting to discuss the stalled progress of the Gambling Control Bill

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Jack Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Anne Rabbitte TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Micheál Martin Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Martin Heydon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Stephen Donnelly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tommy Broughan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Lower House of the Oireachtas)