Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform

National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage

5:35 pm

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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If somebody wins a prize, the money will be paid out. There is no embargo impediment or delay in that regard. This provision permits the Revenue Commissioners to check if a person's explanation of winning the lotto, in respect of X amount stashed in a bank account, is true or not.