Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Public Accounts Committee
Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion
12:20 pm
Mr. John McGuire:
It is. All charity lotteries in Ireland are subject to the conditions and regulations set under the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 which, as I am sure committee members will appreciate, is very outdated. The national lottery is covered by separate legislation. There is no cap and the legislation allows it to give out whatever prizes it wants.