Department of Justice says recruitment of seven members for new betting regulator will begin shortly
Gambling regulator chief executive designate Anne Marie Caulfield says the authority will keep the industry fully informed. Photograph: Eric Luke
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee appointed senior civil servant Anne Marie Caulfield as chief executive designate of the authority in summer 2022. Her office has 11 staff. According to the Department of Justice, the State’s Public Appointments Service will shortly begin recruiting the authority’s seven members.
Meanwhile, the Public Service Appointments Service last week advertised for someone to head the authority’s social fund. Under the new law’s provisions, betting businesses will contribute to this fund which the authority will use to tackle problem gambling.
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