Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a regulator in place to oversee the operation of the licence and other matters. The Deputy is correct that the regulator of the national lottery did write to Deputy Pearse Doherty stating that under the terms of the agreement it is not in a position to release the information to the Deputy because it is commercially sensitive. That said, a considerable amount of money is being made available for good causes, in respect of which I provided some figures in my initial reply. For example, in 2014, €178 million was released for good causes. This figure now stands at €227 million, such that the figure has increased to a considerable level.

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