Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Question 514: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if changes will be made to the lotteries legislation to take account of the considerably enhanced prizes on offer in draws and lotteries compared with the period in which the legislation was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32634/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Since the introduction of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956, sections 27 and 28 of the Act have been amended to increase prize limits for charitable lotteries on three occasions. SI 72 of 1987 increased prize limits in sections 27 and 28 of the Act from IR£300 to IR£3,000 and from IR£500 to IR£10,000, respectively. SI 174 of 2000 amended section 28 of the Act to increase the prize limit from IR£10,000 to IR£15,000 for periodic lotteries. A further amendment to section 28 was made by SI 29 of 2002 to round up the prize limit from IR£15,000 —€19,046.07 — to €20,000. There are no plans to increase charitable lottery prize limits further.