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

I am of the opinion we should do so. We raised this issue at those two meetings with the regulator and the representatives of the national lottery. This correspondence sets out that we can make a complaint on three grounds. If the committee confirms it wishes to make a complaint, the ASAI will treat our correspondence as a complaint and commence the process. We are requested then to set out the grounds of the complaint and to provide such further details as the committee wishes to be considered in connection with this complaint.

The first area in this regard concerns 90% of funds being returned to the community. We know that prize money was included in that total. The public, members of this committee and Members of the Dáil would have thought that if it was stated that 90% of moneys were returned to the community, we would not have been talking about the prize money. The second ground concerns the misleading information. I feel it was misleading anyway in relation to the unclaimed prize money and what happens to it. I think we have strong grounds for a complaint and that we should proceed with it. We will work on this. I call Deputy Carthy.