Regulator of the National Lottery
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- Received 6 August 2024Decided 19 September 2024Regulator of the National Lottery
Under the FOI ACT 2014, I am seeking copies of the following records: 1. All Credit Card Statements for December 2023, January 2024, and June 2024 2. All Bank Account Statements for December 2023, January 2024, and June 2024
- Received 29 May 2024Decided 31 May 2024Regulator of the National Lottery
“Seo iad na taifid atá iarraidh agam ná: An meid airgead a caitheadh ar earraí, ar sheirbhísí, ar bia nó ar eile ó na comhlachtaí seo a leanas: AXA Insurance, Puma, Carrefour, Caltex, Siemens, Hewlett Packard, Chevron, RE/MAX, Texaco, AHAVA, sodastream, McDonalds, Domino's, Burger King, Papa John's, Wix. Ba mhaith liom an t-eolas seo a fháil ón tréimhse 1 Eanáir 2024 - 25 Bealtaine 2024. Ba mhaith liom an t-eolas caiteachais airgid a fháil mar scarbhileog mhiondealaithe de réir na gcomhlachtaí. Muna bhfuil aon airgead ar bith íoctha chun comhlachta ar bith ar an an liosta thuas, ba maith liom ráiteas a dheimhníonn é sin mar PDF i nGaeilge.”
- Received 4 December 2023Decided 22 December 2023Regulator of the National Lottery
“access to Minutes of Audit Risk and Security Committee Meetings and all Player Protection Reports for 2022 and 2023.”
- Received 9 November 2023Decided 22 November 2023Regulator of the National Lottery
“release of the total value of unclaimed Lotto prizes since 1 January 2023, with a breakdown in the value of prizes per each Lotto game and information about how it was spent/reinvested by the operator of the National Lottery.”
- Received 5 September 2023Decided 4 October 2023Regulator of the National Lottery
“I request a copy of all applications submitted by Easkey Community Council Clg for The Good Cause Awards.”
- Received 25 July 2023Decided 10 August 2023Regulator of the National Lottery
“Any correspondence between Paschal Donohoe/Paschal Donohoe’s office and the National Lottery Regulator dated between 01/01/2023 and 25/07/2023”
- Received 9 May 2023Decided 21 May 2023Regulator of the National Lottery
Request for individual National Lottery account records.
- Received 8 May 2023Decided 15 May 2023Regulator of the National Lottery
“I am requesting information on the Irish and European lottery How many Irish people have won over 2,000 euro in both lotteries in the last 3 years?”
- Received 1 May 2023Decided 9 May 2023Regulator of the National Lottery
Seo iad na taifid atá iarraidh agam ná: Táim ag iarriadh gach leagan den Phlean Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide, atá de dhualgas ag gach eagraíocht a bheith acu de réir an Acht Aeráide, le 1. Sonraí iomlán de gach Phleann a bhí agat ó dul-i-bhfeidhm an Achta 2. Dáta ar a foilsíodh gach Plean 3. Dáta ar a chuaigh gach Plean i bhfeidhm
- Received 4 January 2023Decided 12 February 2023Regulator of the National Lottery
"I am looking to find out if there has been a breach of the agreement since the one that led to the regulator taking enforcement action in 2021, not for records related to that breach. If there has been a breach since then I am looking to find out if there has been any funding withheld, and therefore would like to see the correspondence between the regulator and the operator related to said breaches."
- Received 31 October 2023Decided 9 January 2023Regulator of the National Lottery
“copies of any records held referring or relating to a technical issue that meant the lottery draw could not be televised. For avoidance of doubt, it is the issue referred to here: https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/national-lottery-draw-cancelled-due-to-technical-issues-1542475.html”
- Received 8 December 2022Decided 21 December 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Records Related to Breaches since 2021.
- Received 9 December 2022Decided 20 December 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Information regarding printing equipment and procurement
- Received 1 December 2022Decided 13 December 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Copies of the Agenda and Minutes of meetings of the Risk Committee and Finance Committee held in 2021 and 2022 to date, the Corporate Governance Assurance Agreement between the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery and DPER, Risk Management Policy, Risk Register reviewed by the Regulator, 2021 annual review of the effectiveness of internal controls, Internal audits completed in 2021 by the ORNL's appointed internal auditors.
- Received 26 November 2022Decided 28 November 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Annual Report 2020 refers to PLI payment of 50,000 to a mental health charity. Details of charity name requested.
- Received 12 August 2022Decided 17 October 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Personal Request
- Received 23 August 2022Decided 24 August 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Grants or applications received from the National Lottery funds from Áras na nGael, Comhlucht na Gaillimhe, Gael Forbairt na Gaillimhe and Craobh na Gaillimhe
- Received 9 August 2022Decided 14 August 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Personal Request
- Received 12 July 2022Decided 20 July 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
A copy of all agendas and minutes for meetings any between the Regulator of the National Lottery and National Lottery operator from Jan 2021 to present.
- Received 12 July 2022Decided 20 July 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
A copy of any investigations, reports or adhoc reviews carried out by the RNL covering the period Jan 2021 to present.
- Received 12 July 2022Decided 18 July 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
A copy of a correspondence received by RNL in relation to the National Lottery rollover that ended on 15th January, covering the period Sept 2021 to present.
- Received 20 June 2022Decided 27 June 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
CCTV Cameras and Procurement.
- Received 10 June 2022Decided 10 June 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
The Irish Lottery's budget for marketing and advertising in (i) 2018 (ii) 2019 (iii) 2020 (iv) 2021 (v) 2022. I would like a further breakdown of the budgets for each different medium of advertising.
- Received 31 March 2022Decided 29 April 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
A copy of a complaints received by the RNL in each of the years 2020-2021; and the first three months of 2022.
- Received 2 February 2022Decided 16 March 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Copies of the internal audits conducted in 2020 by the ORNL's appointed internal auditors as referred to in the Annual Report for 2022
- Received 11 February 2022Decided 24 February 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Records of all claimed wins of €1,000,000 or more in Longford, Roscommon, Leitrim and Westmeath since 2015 and unclaimed winnings over €50,000 where the point of ticket purchase was within the four counties mentioned above from 2015 to present.
- Received 24 November 2021Decided 1 February 2022GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
1. The statistics on the number of winning tickets / games purchased in stores and online across all instant win games. Categorised into instant win, name of game, no of winners per month, and if top prize is won and how often. 2. The statistics on the location by county of winners. 3. The financial reports relating to the distribution of lottery funds to charities, including the amounts donated and to what charities over the past four years to date. 4. The statistics on the number of winners and timeline as to same vis a vie specifically the top prizes on the daily millions and on the national lottery by month for the past four years. 5. The number of instant win cards purchased online and in person by month and per year by game name and revenue gained from same for the past four years. 6. Statistics on the revenue gathered from the national lottery sale of tickets for lotto game, per month and year for the past four years
- Received 5 January 2022Decided 31 January 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
Internal correspondence between staff or agents at the Regulator of the National Lottery which relate to a statement issued by Bernard Durkan TD, in which he called for an investigation and audit into the National Lottery Draw (see statement below). Correspondence with the operators of the National Lottery which relate to Deputy Durkan's statement.
- Received 11 January 2022Decided 26 January 2022Regulator of the National Lottery
All internal RNL emails since 15 December concerning approval for a 'must-win' draw. Minutes or notes taken at any RNL meetings concerning approval for a 'must-win' draw.
- Received 6 December 2021Decided 21 January 2022GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
1. All correspondence between the regulator and Premier Lotteries Ireland on the issue of the current extended rollover of the Lotto jackpot. 2. Any internal communications on the same subject (For clarity, the request is not seeking any routine records generated as a result of the usual bi-weekly draws but any special communications relating to the unusual duration of the rollover).
- Received 7 December 2021Decided 14 January 2022RefusedRegulator of the National Lottery
1. The number of Lotto (both online and physical) tickets sold in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 so far. 2. The monetary value of sales of online/physical Lotto tickets in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 so far (i.e., how much money did ticket sales bring in each year).
- Received 23 November 2021Decided 10 January 2022GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
All correspondence between the regulator and PLI in relation to the failure of PLI to operate a weekly spending limit of €300 on online players over a two-week period between the end of 2019 and early 2020.
- Received 29 November 2021Decided 16 December 2021GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
All internal correspondence - dated between 19 November and 26 November - relating to Deputy Bernard Durkan's calls for an investigation into there being no winner of the National Lottery since 6th June and subsequent calls for the Regulator of the National Lottery to appear before an Oireachtas Committee regarding same. This should include any internal discussions/correspondence between Regulator and Deputy Regulator with the Chair and CEO of Premier Lotteries Ireland regarding the possibility of introducing a 'must-win' draw for the National Lottery
- Received 27 November 2021Decided 10 December 2021RefusedRegulator of the National Lottery
Statistics or written reports of expired unclaimed lottery prizes from tickets bought in County Cork.
- Received 23 November 2021Decided 24 November 2021WithdrawnRegulator of the National Lottery
All correspondence between the Regulator and PLI in relation to the determination of prize expiry dates for scratch card games which led to the decision to now print expiry dates on scratch card tickets.
- Received 23 November 2021Decided 24 November 2021WithdrawnRegulator of the National Lottery
All correspondence between the Regulator and PLI in relation to the reporting and handling of a sample of complaints received over a 10-day period during 2020
- Received 8 June 2021Decided 2 July 2021RefusedRegulator of the National Lottery
Any record which contains the amount of money returned to players from the expired unclaimed prize fund in 2020 in the way of special and/or top-up draws.
- Received 3 May 2021Decided 18 May 2021RefusedRegulator of the National Lottery
Any record detailing the value of expired unclaimed prizes during 2020, together with (if any) breakdown of such prizes by value.
- Received 20 April 2021Decided 11 May 2021Part-GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
Internal Review of Request 1/21
- Received 5 March 2021Decided 23 April 2021GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
All records relating to the proposed ban on credit cards as a method of payment for National Lottery games online including all correspondence with PLI on the issue and any internal analysis of the issue.
- Received 5 March 2021Decided 23 April 2021GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
All correspondence with PLI on the performance of resolving complaints at first attempt since January 1, 2019, to include but not limited to e-mails as well as any attachments therein.
- Received 5 March 2021Decided 23 April 2021RefusedRegulator of the National Lottery
All internal records including e-mails, memos, notes, reports within the ORNL on consideration of a possible breach of Clause 11.15 of the license as part of the investigation of the issue surrounding top prizes in scratch cards games
- Received 6 November 2020Decided 24 December 2020GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
I wish to request a copy of all correspondence with Premier Lotteries Ireland in relation to the examination of omitted scratch card prizes.
- Received 7 August 2020Decided 9 October 2020GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
The total number of reports received from the operator, Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), in 2019, with regard to unclaimed prizes and for an outline of subsequent actions taken, if any, on foot of these reports;The total number of meetings held with the operator PLI, in 2019, with regard to unclaimed prizes and for an outline of subsequent actions taken, if any, on foot of these meetings;The treatment of unclaimed prizes by operator PLI, and their allocation toward National Lottery marketing, in 2019; The percentage breakdown between base and incremental marketing as provided for under the licence of the operator PLI in 2019; and The full reports received from the operator PLI on Base Marketing Annual Budget, Annual Activity, Unclaimed Prizes and Incremental Marketing, for the year 2019.
- Received 26 April 2020Decided 22 June 2020RefusedRegulator of the National Lottery
The ORNL is provided with quarterly anonymised data on online game purchases. This data allows the ORNL to, on an anonymised basis: • Monitor player spend and frequency of gaming on game types • Monitor the use of the self-exclusion facility • Monitor player spend behaviour over time The Operator also provides the Regulator with quarterly Player Protection reports. These reports provide data and the Operator's analysis of player spending, including where players have repeatedly reached the online spend limits imposed by the Licence, namely €75 per day, €300 per week and €900 per month. I am formally requesting copies of these anonymized quarterly reports for all of 2019.
- Received 21 May 2020Decided 5 June 2020WithdrawnRegulator of the National Lottery
a)Details of the value of unclaimed prizes in 2019 to include if available a breakdown of unclaimed prizes by value, b)Correspondence between the Regulator and Premier Lotteries Ireland over the exclusion of top prizes from scratch cards.
- Received 1 April 2020Decided 15 May 2020GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to all correspondence between the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform between 2017 and to date in 2020 regarding the €16m in unclaimed prize money left over from the previous An Post National Lottery contract. I also wish to request, under FoI, access to any correspondence between the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery and Premier Lotteries Ireland since 2017 in relation to the €16m in unclaimed prizes. I also wish to request, under FoI, access to any minutes of meetings between the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery and the Department and / or Premier Lotteries Ireland in relation to the €16m since 2017.
- Received 5 March 2020Decided 16 March 2020RefusedRegulator of the National Lottery
Copies of records created in relation to issues with National Lottery machines in 2019 ,Records relating to technical problems which have affected the operation of the National Lottery in 2019, Copies of all correspondence between ORNL and the National Lottery in 2019 concerning possible price increases or new lottery games, Copies of all correspondence between ORNL and the National Lottery concerning breaches of regulations in 2019.
- Received 13 January 2020Decided 7 February 2020RefusedRegulator of the National Lottery
The minutes of any board/governing authority/management committee meetings that took place in 2019.
- Received 12 December 2019Decided 20 January 2020GrantedRegulator of the National Lottery
Correspondence between the Regulator of the National Lottery and National Lottery operator PLI (1 October to current date) in relation to four of the top prizes for scratch card game not being included in three of the 178 scratch card games that have been offered since 2014. Minutes from meetings between the Regulator of the National Lottery and National Lottery operator PLI between (1 October to current date) in relation to four of the top prizes for scratch card game not being included in three of the 178 scratch card games that have been offered since 2014.