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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: Someone could buy 30 in one day, or one hour.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: You can go in and buy ten bars of chocolate, come out, eat them and then go back in and buy another ten bars.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: Does Mr. Algeo accept-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: Hold on. It is difficult to take Mr. Algeo seriously on this. He is speaking about a break, but someone can buy ten scratch cards, go over to a desk, scratch the ten and then buy another ten. That is hardly putting limits on usage or doing anything to tackle possible gambling addiction where scratch cards are concerned. That is a joke.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Algeo will have time later, so he might go into those measures in detail then. Other Deputies wish to contribute, so Mr. Algeo might furnish to the committee-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: We are over time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: What happens after someone is informed he or she has already played five games? Is that person blocked?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: Can people raise their limits?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: I know there are-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: Could we get the detail of those measures?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: Is that categorical?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: I previously raised the issue of the exorbitant prices that a substantial number of hotels were charging, predominantly in cities. Fáilte Ireland recently indicated it would write to businesses in the sector this week. As a representative body, what has the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation done about it? Given the risk of reputational damage as a confederation, I am sure it would...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: I apologise but time is of the essence. Is that bulletin sent out quarterly?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: Did the confederation at any stage think the situation was serious enough that it would write to individual businesses?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank Ms Campbell. I return to the issue of price gouging when the occupancy exceeds 90%, whether that is at weekends during the summer or when there is a large event or concert. Someone said earlier that this happens when hotels are very busy and it involves the last remaining beds. When hotels are very busy, with occupancy at 90%, why would they engage in price gouging in respect of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: No, the issue is particular to Ireland. We have carried out comparisons with other European cities and they are not like for like. As the representative body of the organisation, why does the federation not take to task those hotels that engage in that price gouging when they have 90% occupancy and are very busy? They hold aside a handful of beds, whether that is 10% or 20%, a concert is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: My question related to price gouging on the last number of beds.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Imelda Munster: And rightly so.