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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: As we heard from Ms Buckley, the national lottery is planning a major expansion, in terms of extending the lotto to points of sale at restaurants, cafes, barber shops or wherever there is a point of sale. How will this operate? Obviously, the commission will be lower and, therefore, more beneficial to the national lottery.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: Will it be the same suite of products?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: So the regulator has approved the rolling out of this to other outlets.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: The products cannot be sold in cafes, bars or restaurants where there is alcohol.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: Does the regulator believe the Houses of the Oireachtas should bring forward legislation to help put in place more barriers or help control the gambling addiction in the country at present?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: Comparing regulation of the UK and Irish lotteries, we see no details on the amount raised for good causes in Ireland but the UK regulator has such details. There is no information on ticket allocations or the integrity of the games in Ireland but there is in the UK. The same operator runs the two lotteries. There is no verification of the system by the Irish regulator but there is by the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: We have heard from Ms Buckley there does not seem to be information on why the outages occurred in 2015 and 2016 and what regulations have been put in place to ensure they do not happen again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: Mr. Sloyan is stating we heard from the operator, but we did not hear from the regulator with regard to the outage in 2015.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: There has been reduction in the money contributed to good causes over a number of years, which has decreased from €205 million in 2013 to €188 million in 2015. There was a peak of €267 million in 2008. The price of the ticket has increased and there seem to be more games but we have seen a reduction in the contribution to good causes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: It increased again in 2016.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: Is all of the online gaming taken into account?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: Online sales account for 5%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: So point of sale still accounts for 95%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: So online is not as big a risk as people make it out to be. We have heard very sad cases about people gambling online.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: Is the €1.5 million paid by the national lottery to staff in the regulator's office a percentage or is it the cost of running the office?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: The key issue is the absence of information on the regulator's website. It would be no harm if it was brought up to date. Joe Duffy raises many issues on his "Liveline" show. Recently, he raised the issue of gambling, including online gambling, and had quite a number of people on the programme to discuss it. It was stated there were considerable concerns on the part of customers who...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: That may be the case, but the regulator said the games could not be upsold by retailers. However, the PLI stated it had legal advice to suggest the games could be upsold. It seems the PLI has a different opinion from that of the regulator, or is it defying the regulator's position on upselling?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: That is not concluded, is it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: Will the findings be published when the regulator has concluded its consideration?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)
Paddy Burke: Before the Vice Chairman winds up-----