Inquiry into public health approaches to tackling gambling-related harm: 11th oral evidence session

Topic: Gambling advertising and promotion

Date: Tuesday 14 November 2023

Time: 12:00 pm

Location: Zoom

Chairperson: Philip McGuigan

Minutes taken by: Dara Keeve, Chambré

Members Present

Danny Donnelly MLA

Stephen Dunne MLA

Paul Frew MLA

Maolíosa McHugh MLA

Philip McGuigan MLA

Apologies

Paula Bradshaw MLA

Robbe Butler MLA

Harry Harvey MLA

Nick Mathison MLA

Secretariat
Will Chambré - Chambré
Dara Keeve - Chambré

·        External Guests

Emer Boyle – Assembly Communities Committee Clerk

Allaster Gair – Dentons Global Advisors

Barry Grant – Extern Problem Gambling
Nick Harvey – Gambling with Lives

Sharon Hughes, Education Authority Youth Service
Martin Jones
Tierna Kelly – Patrick Browne MLA
Mhairi Kernaghan - Department for Communities
Peter Keogh – Gambling with Lives
Mark McQuade - Assembly Education Committee
Ciarán Mee – Department for Communities
Will Prochaska – Gambling with Lives
Katie Reynolds-Jones – GAMSTOP
Jennifer Rogers – Gaelic Players Association
Michael Smyth – Department for Communities
Scott Taylor – Department of Health
Thomas McKeever – Royal College of Psychiatrists

Minutes

1.      Welcome

Philip McGuigan MLA welcomed members to the meeting.

2.      Minutes of last meeting

The minutes were proposed by Danny Donnelly and seconded by Philip McGuigan.

3.      Matters arising

None.

4.      Introductory remarks

The Chairperson opened by recapping the tenth oral evidence session on the APG’s inquiry. Members heard from Erin McAvoy, Research Associate in Gambling Studies at the School of Sport, Ulster University who presented her PhD research, which explores the effects of gambling advertising on women on the island of Ireland from a public health perspective.

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The following presented:

·        Dr James Noyes  – Social Market Foundation

·        Professor Heather Wardle - University of Glasgow

The witnesses then took questions from members.

The Chair thanked the speakers for their presentations, and members for their questions.

6.      AOB

None

7.      Next meeting

The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 12 December at 12:00pm.