Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Regarding the term "good causes" being used and 90% of the money going back into the community, I have read the briefing notes and the Comptroller and Auditor General's stuff on this. It is about 28% that actually goes back into community and retailers get between 5% and 6%, according to the briefing notes. Then there are the winnings. That is what it is about. While technically it may be argued it is correct, it is a big stretch according to my interpretation of the English language. If you did a vox pop in the street and asked 100 people, I think 99 of them would say the words community and good causes meant it was distributed to different bodies, sporting bodies, charitable bodies or whatever. They would think the winnings were separate. The retailers are entitled to that revenue because they operate this service. They have to run a business and pay the bills and their overheads. They are entitled to that. That would be most people's interpretation of that. Does Ms Boate have concerns about that advertising claim?