C&AG report: Lotto contributes less than expected to good causes

The National Lottery last year contributed less than expected to good causes, the State’s spending watchdog revealed yesterday.

While the National Lottery was expected to contribute €200m in 2014, only €178m was provided to programmes financed by the fund.

The Comptroller and Auditor General’s 2014 report found the changeover to a new operator accounted for the shortfall.