Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Business of Committee
9:30 am
Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Okay. We will request that information. We should also request information about the policy on protecting online players.
There were clearly breaches of it and the system to stop it failed on a number of occasions. I propose we write to the lottery regulator asking for clarification why there were no penalties issued for the breaches that occurred on a number of occasions. Members may recall from when the regulator was before us and from the correspondence that the issue came up a number of times. I am not clear on why there was no response when there was a clear breach of the policy. The clerk is telling me we agreed last week to request information on what penalties were issued following the breaches. We will see what happens with that. I am open to correction, but my understanding is no penalties were issued. If we get a reply saying no penalties issued it would be interesting to know why, because I do not understand it.
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