Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013
332. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Regulator of the National Lottery will be put in place; if he will give details of the remit of the regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26775/13]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, the National Lottery Act 2013 provides for the establishment of the office of Regulator of the National Lottery. The Act provides that the Regulator shall monitor and enforce compliance by the National Lottery operator with the Act and the licence. The Act also provides that the Regulator shall exercise his or her functions in such manner he or she considers the most likely to ensure that the National Lottery is run with all due propriety, that the interests of participants in the National Lottery are protected, and that the long term sustainability of the National Lottery is safeguarded. Subject to these considerations, the Act requires that the Regulator, in exercising his or her functions, seek to ensure that revenues allocated to good causes are as great as possible, subject to any terms in this regard contained in the licence. It is intended that the Regulator will be appointed before the end of 2013.
