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

Photo of Paddy BurkePaddy Burke (Fine Gael)
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As we heard from Ms Buckley, many accounts are set up outside the country and are not based in Ireland, but rather in Gibraltar or elsewhere. Players are based outside of the jurisdiction and the lotto does not have to pay out.