We know that a lottery licence for a political party is unlawful. It is not for one particular political party but for all political parties to participate in our political system. The only political party that went for a lottery licence last year, which is not currently allowed under law but the Government is now going to make it legal, was Fianna Fáil.
Again, as I said earlier, it could only be by misleading the court because a lottery licence cannot be given to a political party, and there are conditions even if it is given to the political party. In terms of whether the Minister of State thinks it is okay for political parties to raise money illegally, there is no problem with any political party raising money legally, within the donation limits and under the lotteries and gaming legislation, but when political parties raise it illegally, it is a different matter.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Jack Chambers and Brendan Griffin; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question again put: | Carried | 64–50 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 64–51 |
| Question put: : "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 64–51 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 64–50 |
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