Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I concur with what has been said by other members regarding "shall" and "may". I and others are clear as to the meaning of "shall" when it is used in legislation, regulation or wherever else, whether at local authority level or national level. There is a public credibility issue in respect of the 98% and the 2%, with 98% being used on promotion, which is funding the saturation advertising campaigns that we see.