I propose to take Questions Nos. 800 and 801 together.
Statutory responsibility for Government policy on gambling issues comes under the ambit of the Department of Justice and Equality.
There are no plans under consideration by the Department of Health for a nationwide gambling and gambling addiction awareness campaign.
The Department of Health provides the HSE with an overall allocation for addiction services, which can include gambling addiction. People presenting to the HSE with a gambling addiction are offered the same range of interventions as those with alcohol or drug addiction problems.
The Department does not allocate specific funding to the HSE for the treatment of gambling addiction. It is therefore not possible to identify the proportion of funding specifically spent on individual addictions.