New Irish gambling laws are just taking too long and being held up for totally nonsense reasons. That’s the gist of what Fine Gael MP and Junior Justice Minister David Stanton said to the Justice Committee recently, as reported by the Irish Independent.

As he’s the man in charge of regulating the industry, he had to answer a lot of questions about how to deal with the concerns the industry raises, should new laws be passed. A good summary of his responses would be “It’s not my problem.”

When asked if gambling machines are illegal, he responded, “I am not a judge.”

When asked about if addiction was a problem that should be addressed by gambling regulations, he shifted responsibility, saying, “Even in jurisdictions where they have very strong regulation, they still have problem gambling and addiction… If someone has a gambling addiction, it is primarily a health matter and that person needs treatment.”