Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am happy to hear it. It gives Mr. Griffin tacit knowledge and lets him know what is happening. I am glad that he understands that if the customer and the retailer are not happy, PLI will not make money and the groups that usually benefit from the lottery will not benefit.

I have a question for the regulator. In the event that consumer confidence is eroded to the point where there is a decline in lottery sales and contributions to worthy causes, the latter being the goal in the lottery's establishment, at what point will the regulator step in and tell PLI that he is not happy with its performance and that it should shape up or ship out? What is the doomsday scenario?

What is the level of auditing? PLI has a licence, but anyone who is awarded a licence needs to be under scrutiny. For example, the committee scrutinises banks. When one has a licence, the onerous position bestowed by the State means that he or she must do the right thing by the State in order that it can benefit. In the event that someone does the wrong thing, the State can suffer negative effects.