Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform
Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
1:55 pm
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The national lottery is the biggest endeavour in terms of money in which we are involved. We have taken extensive advice to get this right because it is important. We are tendering for a 20-year licence. The legislation has been passed by the Dáil and is to go before the Seanad shortly. That will enable us to tender for the new licensing arrangement. It is important we have the right market advice, that we get the best value but also that we have very competent people to run the lotto and that we maintain the confidence in the lotto that has made such a success of it. It has provided billions of euro for good causes over its lifetime to date and we must ensure that continues into the future.