Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the opportunity to clarify this matter. The paragraph in question is taken from the 1986 Act. Its purpose is simply to allow the national lottery to have rules on the payment of prizes to people with an intellectual disability. It does not in any way disbar or prevent people with an intellectual disability from participating in the lotto. I am a great supporter of such participation. There is also no bar or impediment to such individuals winning a prize. The provision allows the national lottery to have specific rules to ensure persons with an intellectual disability receive any prizes they may win and others cannot engage in subterfuge in this respect. The provision is to ensure that people who win get that to which they are entitled.

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