Charity’s low profit surprises Taoiseach

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he is surprised at figures that showed only €10,000 profit was generated from €4m of sales of Rehab Lotteries instant win scratch cards.

Amid deepening scrutiny of the charity sector in the fallout from pay top-ups at the Central Remedial Clinic, a Government audit has warned about low profit margins at Rehab.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter told the Dáil his department had found Rehab’s gross lottery sales in 2010 of €7.2m yielded a net profit of €558,000 — or 8%.