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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: I welcome our guests and thank them for appearing before the committee. It is very important that they come in because being honest, there is probably a lack of information as regards how the licence works and how the regulator operates. We are currently going through the process of bringing in a gambling regulator. I will be asking the Department some questions about that as well....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: A ratio of 98:2 is kind of ridiculous.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: I was hoping Ms Boate would say there was a problem with the way the licence was worded. I think that is the right answer for her. From my perspective, I would have thought that was the way. With regard to 98% versus 2% and “shall” versus “may”, “shall” is stronger than “may”, although I am sorry for getting into dictionary terms....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: Is Ms Boate happy with it?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: Does Ms Boate think this could be worded better?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: I only have a certain amount of time and I want to ask other questions, so I would appreciate it if Ms Boate could keep her answers as brief as possible. Let us say that, next year, 99:1 is the split. Would that not concern Ms Boate? To anyone looking in, given the idea that, of the €122 million, 98% of it is gone on marketing, based on that licence agreement, the regulator, in my...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: That is why I asked.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: I am just asking for Mr. Nolan's opinion. Does he believe we should have one regulator or not? Is it being considered? I am short for time.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: Can Mr. Nolan find out and write back to the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: If Mr. Nolan does not have an opinion, that is fine, but what is his opinion, given his role in working with the regulator? Does he believe that would be a good idea?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: For the public outside, the difference between Departments is irrelevant.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: That can be looked at and incorporated as part of it. Perhaps we will ask, through Mr. Nolan, for the opinion to come through the Department in that regard, and also as to whether this was ever even considered. On the idea that it is covered by two different Departments, I am sorry, that does not wash; it is irrelevant. To move back to the regulator, I have several quick questions on...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: What is 16?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: Has Ms Boate seen that balance slightly changing all the time?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: As a regulator, is Ms Boate concerned, given where we as a Legislature are going, by this proliferation?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: I was expecting to see one. I was not expecting to see-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: Access has changed totally since then.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: It is just a different way of doing the same thing. I went on to a couple of gambling websites. You can start off at 0.5 cent. You have to start off here at €2 and can go up, if I am not wrong, to €15 per game.