3 March 2022 Gaming Machine Inquiry Session 4 Meeting Minutes 

Minutes - RHRG APG Gaming Machine Inquiry Session 4

Topic: Gaming Machines – perspectives from the Department for Communities (DfC)
Date: Thursday 3 March 2022
Time: 1:30PM
Location: Virtual Meeting via Zoom platform  
Chairperson: Philip McGuigan MLA (PMcG)
Minute taker: Connor Hogan, Chambré

Members Present
Philip McGuigan MLA (PMcG)

Apologies
Robbie Butler MLA
Pam Cameron MLA
Pat Catney MLA

External guests
Ciarán Mee - Department for Communities (DfC)
Martina Campbell - DfC
Ellen Finlay - Samaritans NI
Grace Popplewell - Department of Health
James Matthewson, The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM)
Peter Keogh - Gambling with Lives (GwL)
Sadie Keogh - GwL 

Secretariat
Connor Hogan, Chambré
Will Chambré, Chambré

Welcome
PMcG opened the meeting and advised attendees that the session would be recorded.

Minutes of previous meetings
PMcG advised that as he was the only member present, ratification of minutes will be deferred until the next meeting of the APG.

Matters arising
None

Oral evidence

·       Ciarán Mee gave a presentation on the DfC’s draft Codes of Practice for gaming machines.

Questions

·       Ciarán and Martina took questions from PMcG, the secretariat and from observers

AOB
None. 

Next meeting
This concludes the APG’s inquiry into gaming machines. The secretariat will produce a report which will be produced in the next few weeks.

PMcG thanked the APG members, observers and secretariat.