Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I was hoping Ms Boate would say there was a problem with the way the licence was worded. I think that is the right answer for her. From my perspective, I would have thought that was the way. With regard to 98% versus 2% and “shall” versus “may”, “shall” is stronger than “may”, although I am sorry for getting into dictionary terms. “Shall” is much stronger as regards putting more money into the prize fund for the players. To have “may” and to then use 98% is not proportionate. First, we had to get these figures through this process, and that did not come out naturally. Ms Boate might want to tell us why that is. From now on, obviously, it will come out. Did it never cross Ms Boate's mind, when she saw these figures coming through, that this is not the right way to do things or, and I give this as a genuine issue, the licence needs to be amended and Ms Boate would recommend that to the Department?