Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We have established a number of things. None of the unclaimed prize money of €121 million-plus over a six-year period went to good causes or into the community. We have established that 98% of it was used for advertising and just 2% of it was used for extra prizes.

We have teased out the words "shall" and "may" and highlighted the problem in that regard. Based on the figures that were given, I found out that 28% of "gaming revenue", which is the term used, goes back into the community via the various organisations and good causes.

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