Results 181-200 of 4,212 for lottery

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (9 Jun 2010) See 1 other result from this answer

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Section 5 of the National Lottery Act 1986 provides that the surplus from the National Lottery may be used for the following purposes: sport and other recreation; national culture, including the Irish Language; the arts, within the meaning of the Arts Act 1951; the health of the community; and for such other purposes as the Government may determine. The following additional categories have...

Written Answers — National Lottery: National Lottery (24 Apr 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119, 121, 132 and 140 together. As the Deputies are aware, I announced on 4 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 new licence will involve an upfront payment to the State, with some of the payment being used to help fund the building of the...

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I have a question for the Ceann Comhairle. Last Tuesday, I examined the lottery of parliamentary questions. The Fine Gael and Labour parties tabled 120 questions but only managed to get four or five in the first ten Ordinary Questions. Miraculously, we had ten out of ten in the last ten questions. How did that happen? I put you on notice, a Cheann Comhairle, that I am dissatisfied with...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (9 Jun 2011)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...the Public Service 2011 show that the subheads referred to by the Deputy, which are now included in the Vote of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, are part-funded by the National Lottery. However, as the Deputy will be aware, the allocation of the proceeds of the National Lottery is a matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Elements of voted expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department received an application for National Lottery funding from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. Applications for National Lottery grants far exceed the resources available. The lottery fund for 2015 has recently been allocated and, unfortunately on this occasion, it was not possible to assist in this particular case. My Department is in the process of notifying...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department received an application for National Lottery funding from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. Applications for National Lottery grants far exceed the resources available. The lottery fund for 2015 has recently been allocated and, unfortunately on this occasion, it was not possible to assist in this particular case. My Department is in the process of notifying...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department received an application for National Lottery funding from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. Applications for National Lottery grants far exceed the resources available. The lottery fund for 2015 has recently been allocated and, unfortunately on this occasion, it was not possible to assist in this particular case. My Department is in the process of notifying...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...Nos. 564 and 565 together. Annually the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform provides details of Programmes part-financed by the National Lottery and disbursed by relevant Government Departments and Offices. The Revised Estimates Volume provides these details at Vote subhead level and identifies the aggregate amount of National Lottery...

Written Answers — National Lottery Licence: National Lottery Licence (17 Nov 2011) See 1 other result from this answer

Timmy Dooley: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to permit the next holder of the national lottery licence to offer lottery or bingo style games played at modern casinos and offered as a game by some State lotteries. [35371/11]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The amount of revenue (surplus) generated by the National Lottery through the sales of National Lottery tickets (i.e. its turnover net of prizes and all costs) is shown in the following table. National Lottery surplus transferred to the Exchequer Year € million 2008 268 2009 264 2010 244 2011 230 2012 220

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (26 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Lottery Act 2013 to prohibit the use of the National Lottery or its products in betting offers by entities other than the National Lottery.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (28 Apr 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that gaming without a permit or license is prohibited and is an offence under Section 4 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956, as amended by Section 3 of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019. Promoting a lottery without a permit or license is prohibited and is an offence under Section 26 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956, as amended by Section 8 of the 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: Under section 8 of the National Lottery Act 1986, the proceeds of the National Lottery are paid into the Central Fund of the Exchequer and therefore National Lottery funding is one of the constituents of Exchequer funding.  The apportionment of National Lottery funding to various lines of voted expenditure is the responsibility of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The...

Written Answers — Property Raffles: Property Raffles (6 Jul 2011)

Michael Noonan: ...be appropriate to offer advice or comment; the parties should instead seek their own legal advice on the matter. However, the Minister informs me that, in the event of a raffle being regarded as a lottery, then the provisions of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956, as amended, may apply. Under that Act, a lottery may take place only if granted a licence. A licence may be granted only...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (1 Oct 2014)

Michael Ring: The distribution of National Lottery funding to Irish organisations and the criteria that is applied for the distribution of those funds are matters for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. I have no function in either the distribution of the National Lottery funds or the development of the criteria for this. I understand that revenue proceeds from the National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The organisation in question applied for National Lottery funding in 2011, 2012 and 2013. A National Lottery grant of €5,000 was awarded to the organisation in 2011. Each year applications to the Department for National Lottery grants far exceed the funding available and it is not possible to assist every organisation that applies.

Written Answers — Charitable Lotteries Scheme: Charitable Lotteries Scheme (21 Apr 2011)

Michael Noonan: This Department allocates funding to REHAB under the Charitable Lotteries Scheme. Under this Scheme, funding is made available to supplement the income of certain private charitable lotteries whose products are competing directly with National Lottery products. As REHAB is not a State body, the Minister has no role in setting the salary of the CEO. The allocation for the Charitable...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (22 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: It is the role of the Operator of the National Lottery to pay prizes to verified winners in accordance with game rules. The Regulator of the National Lottery holds the Operator to account for its compliance with its legal obligations under the National Lottery Act 2013 and the licence to operate the National Lottery. The Regulator carefully considers all complaints received from players...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (23 Jan 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware, the Minister announced in April 2012 that there will be a competition for the next National Lottery licence. It is envisaged that the competition will take place later this year. It is the Minister's intention to safeguard the rates of commission paid to retailers under the terms of the next licence. I acknowledge the concerns of retailers and the importance to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Lottery (27 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) holds the license to operate the National Lottery until 2034 having been awarded a 20 year licence by the State in November 2014. PLI is an Irish incorporated designated activity company whose shareholders comprise An Post, An Post Pension Funds and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP). An Post holds 10.7% of the equity of PLI and the An Post...