Inquiry into the Regulation of Gambling in Northern Ireland - Schedule of evidence sessions
Note that sessions are subject to change and additional sessions may be scheduled. Attendance is by invite only. All sessions will be conducted virtually. For a recording of any of the sessions please contact secretariat@gamharmapg.org
26 November 2020 - 1:30pm
Understanding the impact of gambling related harm - Families & individuals affected
Oisín McConville
Peter & Sadie Keogh
Adrian Lyons
10 December 2020 - 1:30pm
Current treatment and prevention - Health & social care groups
Oscar Donnelly - Chair of the regional Toward Zero Suicide Patient Safety Collaborative and Co-Chair of the Strategic Advisory Panel on Northern Ireland’s 10-year Mental Health Strategy.
Kathy Goumas - former Head of Addiction and Professional Nursing Lead in mental health services for the NHSCT
Barry Grant - counsellor with the Extern Problem Gambling Project
Dr Matt Gaskell - Clinical Lead & Consultant Psychologist at the NHS Northern Gambling Clinics
14 January 2021 - 1:30pm
Public health approach - Public health bodies & academia
Dr Helen McAvoy, Director of Policy, Institute of Public Health
Dr Joanna Purdy, Public Health Development Officer, Institute of Public Health
Dr Heather Wardle, Univeristy of Glasgow
28 January 2021
Non-remote gambling in Northern Ireland - Local gambling sector
Paul McLean, Secretary, Northern Ireland Turf Guardians Association
Gerald Steinberg, Chairman, Northern Ireland Amusement Caterers Trade Association
Emma Meehan, CEO, Down Royal Racecourse
11 February 2021
Young people & online gambling - Healthcare & GamHarm groups
Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Matt Zarb-Cousins, Clean Up Gambling / Gamban
25 February 2021
Young people and gambling education - Education providers
Stephen Dallas, CEO, Youth Work Alliance
Kev Clelland, Operations Director, YGAM
Anna Hemmings, CEO, GamCare
Gillian McAtackney, NI Development Manager, GamCare.
11 March 2021
Gambling and technology - blocking software, self-exclusion and the role of financial institutions
Stephen Aupy, VP Strategic Partnerships, Gamban
Prof Sharon Collard, Professor of Personal Finance and Research Director at the Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol
25 March 2021
Online gambling: affordability, advertising & product design
Dr James Noyes, Senior Fellow with the Social Market Foundation
Liz and Charles Ritchie, Co-Founders and Co-Chairs of Gambling with Lives
15 April 2021
Policymakers: ROI
Deputy David Stanton TD - Former Minister of State at the Irish Department of Justice and Equality
6 May 2021
International regulators: Victoria, Australia
Catherine Myers, CEO, Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR)
Scott May, General Counsel and Executive Director, Regulatory Policy and Legal Services (VCGLR)
13 May 2021
Online gambling: Self-exclusion scheme
Fiona Palmer, CEO, GamStop – organisation behind the National Online Self Exclusion Scheme
Katie Reynolds-Jones, Head of Marketing and Communications, GamStop
20 May 2021
Policymakers: GB
Carolyn Harris MP, Chair of the Gambling Related Harm APPG
3 June
Lessons from GB regulation: Researchers
Clare Wyllie, Co-Director at Vita CA and former Director of Research and Evaluation at GambleAware
Alexander Kallman, Co-Director at Vita CA and former Research and Impact Manager at GambleAware
10 June 2021
Public health and the role of the Department of Health - International regulators: New Zealand
Richard Taylor, Group Manager, Addiction Unit, Ministry of Health New Zealand
Sean-Paul Kearns, Senior Advisor, Alcohol, Drugs and Gambling Harm Unit, Ministry of Health New Zealand
This inquiry has now concluded. To read the final report, click here.