Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2026
524. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he would consider bringing the National Lottery under the remit of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland to ensure standardisation of the regulatory framework and a level playing field with other licensed operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47441/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra525. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of concerns raised by experts in gambling addiction, if the strict advertising regime which will apply to all gambling companies under the Gambling Regulation Act will also be applied to the National Lottery; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47442/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra526. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following last year's ESRI report identifying lotteries and scratch cards as among the most widely used gambling products, if he would now consider extending oversight of the National Lottery to the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47443/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 524, 525 and 526 together.
The operation of the National Lottery is subject to the provisions of the National Lottery Act 2013 which is the responsibility of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and his Department, and is subject to regulation by its own dedicated regulator: the Regulator of the National Lottery.
Neither the National Lottery, its activities, nor matters concerning it fall under my remit or that of my Department.
