Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Question 308: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as part of the sale of the National Lottery, if it is his intention to introduce a duty tax on the lottery money. [25090/12]

Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Question 309: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider increasing the money that goes to good causes by 4%. [25091/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 and 309 together.

As the Deputy is aware, I announced on 4th April 2012 that the Government has decided to hold a competition for the next National Lottery licence and that the licence will be for a 20 year period.

The terms of the next licence will continue to involve an ongoing return to the State through the provision of a fixed percentage of annual National Lottery turnover for good causes. The Government has made a decision that this percentage is to be retained at 30.5% which was the level that was achieved in 2011. The new licence will also involve an up-front payment to the State, with some of the payment being used to help fund the building of the proposed new National Children's Hospital.

Any taxation issues arising from the next National Lottery licence have yet to be finalized.