Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion

4:00 pm

Ms Tara Buckley:

It is more that we think there are things the regulator should be doing. If one compares the website of the UK regulator to that of the Irish regulator, it appears that the UK is more proactive. It produces reports, carries out investigations and monitors the process. As the regulator develops here, we would like it to develop along those lines. We need to know that there is a good and authoritative independent figure scrutinising what is happening. It is in our interests to maintain the integrity of the national lottery and its brand and retain consumer confidence in the national lottery.