Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 24 November 2022
Public Accounts Committee
Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund
9:30 am
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Essentially, Ms Boate has said that by privatising the national lottery, we have created a cash cow. These guys have free rein. As long as they actually stay within the middle of the ditches, they can go on whatever street they want. The regulator has just said an operator can spend as much, essentially, as it wants on anything regarding administration, loan costs or whatever the case may be.