Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Is it not strange that an advertising standards authority would contact somebody who was not present at the Committee of Public Accounts but not contact the committee? It would be useful if we were to seek clarification and a copy of that correspondence and also if we were to inform the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland, in case it is not aware, that the 90% includes unclaimed prizes.

Going on to the issue of the unclaimed prizes, we know that about €122 million was unclaimed and the lottery has obligations in that regard. Will Mr. Algeo just remind us what those obligations are as to how that money can be spent?