Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

If Mr. Algeo is unable to provide a breakdown, I will move on because I have limited time and want to ask a number of questions. That is not to be rude but is how the committee works. The unclaimed prizes that end up going back to the lotto must be used for promotion of the lotto. The most recent figures we got stated that 98% was advertising and 2% was prizes. Why did PLI decide to do that? It seems a strange breakdown.

Has PLI done any work on problem gambling and the impact of the promotion by way of prizes, as opposed to advertising? Which is the most harmful?