Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 December 2021

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

Issues Related to the National Lottery: Discussion

Mr. Andrew Algeo:

PLI, the operator of the national lottery, has invested very heavily in the national lottery — predominantly in technology — to the tune of €71 million. In addition, PLI paid the winning bid in the tender, amounting to €405 million. Those facts create a need for funding.