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Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (12 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The amount of National Lottery funding available for good causes in 2007 was €230 million while the amount available in 2008 was €265 million. The corresponding amount which will be available in 2009 is estimated at €270 million. Appendix 1 of the Revised Estimates for Public Services for each of the years 2007 and 2008 gives a breakdown by Department of subheads which were part...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Regulator Establishment (11 Jun 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware, the National Lottery Act 2013 provides for the establishment of the office of Regulator of the National Lottery. The Act provides that the Regulator shall monitor and enforce compliance by the National Lottery operator with the Act and the licence. The Act also provides that the Regulator shall exercise his or her functions in such manner he or she considers the most...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Ms Carol Boate: I thank the Chairman. I am delighted to have the opportunity to meet the committee in my role as regulator of the national lottery. I am joined by my colleague, Mr. Derek Donohoe, deputy regulator and head of audit and finance. I look forward to assisting the committee in its examination of the 2021 audited financial statements of the National Lottery Fund and with regard...

Written Answers — National Lottery: National Lottery (25 Oct 2005) See 2 other results from this answer

Brian Cowen: I am informed that An Post National Lottery Company has warned the public that it has come to its attention that some people have received correspondence by e-mail or letter purporting to come from the Irish National Lottery advising them that they have won a substantial amount of money. An Post National Lottery Company has pointed out that it never notifies prize winners in this manner and...

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

Brendan Howlin: As Minister with responsibility for the National Lottery, I announced on 10 November 2011, in the context of unveiling the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Framework 2012 – 2016, that the Government has decided to review a number of options regarding the future of the National Lottery. My Department is currently examining the various options with respect to the next Lottery licence...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (7 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: The table to which the Deputy refers and the relevant figures on my Department's website relate to the provision of National Lottery funding through my Department's Vote. In my Department's case, the final outturn for expenditure on the three subheads that were part-funded by the Exchequer amounted to €15.836m in the case of Subhead B.1, €73.393m in the case of Subhead B.3 and €5.837m...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (25 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: Information requested in relation to organisations in receipt of Good Causes lottery funding is not available in my Department. The assignment of such funds is a matter for the individual line Departments with expenditure subheads part-funded by the National Lottery. As set out in section 41 of the National Lottery Act, 2013 the National Lottery Regulator transfers moneys from the...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (29 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The surplus generated by the National Lottery is transferred annually to the Exchequer and is applied to part-fund the Exchequer allocations to a specified range of expenditure subheads across various Votes. The amount transferred to the Exchequer from the National Lottery surplus, together with details of the total Exchequer allocations to the relevant Lottery supported subheads, are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Data (27 Jun 2017)

Catherine Byrne: My Department administered a National Lottery Discretionary Fund during the years 2008 to 2016 from which once-off grants for individual projects were paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. A list, in tabular form, of all the organisations that received lottery funding in each of these years is available on my Department's website at: . In...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (10 May 2022)

John McGuinness: 286. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total value of expired unclaimed lottery prizes generated in 2021, in relation to the national lottery; the total value of these unclaimed prizes that transferred back to the national lottery operator; the percentage of the amount transferred back that will be spent on marketing of the lottery; and if he will make a statement on...

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Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Seán Fleming: ...my next question, which relates to item D3 in the appropriation accounts, which states "Grants for sporting bodies and the provision of sports and recreational facilities (part funded by national lottery)*". I see the phrase "part funded by national lottery" all over the accounts in Departments. Out of the €21 million in funding provided by the Department of Transport, Tourism and...

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

...the four members from the Rehab Group. We have two new members from the CRC. They are under administration and they have to provide two more members. We had a board meeting because the annual lottery came up for renewal. It is a commercial lottery operating under the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956. We had to have a meeting to prepare the chief executive to go before the judge and have...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

John Paul Phelan: I will speak in favour of the legislation and welcome its introduction. Before I refer to it, though, I will discuss the origins of the national lottery. Its establishment was not without political opposition in the 1980s. I acknowledge the role played by a Deputy of many years who was also a Minister of State, Donal Creed. He brought to the then Cabinet a memo on the establishment of a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (15 Dec 2022)

Michael McGrath: The National Lottery is a significant asset which plays an important role in generating funds for Good Causes throughout Ireland and across a range of areas including sport and recreation, culture and heritage, community health, the arts, and youth affairs. The National Lottery Fund transferred €289m to the Exchequer in 2021, which represents a significant 14% increase on 2020 and...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (9 Jun 2011) See 1 other result from this answer

Ciarán Cannon: The Revised Estimates Volume (REV, published by the Department of Finance) provides summary details of programmes part-financed by the National Lottery and disbursed by relevant Government Departments and Offices. The REV provides these details at Vote subhead level and identifies the aggregate amount of National Lottery funding towards the programme in question, together with the amount of...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (24 Feb 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Ossian Smyth: I thank Senators Ward and Carrigy, who are here, and Senator Currie for raising this matter and for their concern about the national lottery. I have a few words to say on behalf of the Government about this Bill. The funding the national lottery raises is very important to community groups, clubs and organisations throughout Ireland. I very much appreciate the work of the Senators in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (25 Nov 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. While I have received correspondence from the Deputy which refers, I have not received correspondence from the National Lottery in relation to the capping of the Lotto jackpot at €19,060,800 on September 29th 2021, which will lead to the largest ever jackpot in the history of the game. As Lotto is a game of chance, the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Raising funds for Good Causes which help to support and make a difference to thousands of communities all over Ireland is one of the primary aims for the National Lottery. According to the terms specified in the National Lottery licence, 65% of Gross Gaming Revenue, which is the total lottery sales minus the total prizes, is passed on to the Exchequer to be disbursed for use by good causes....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to claim prizes at retail agents and claim centres around the country. However, in order to claim a high tier prizes (i.e. €15,000 and over) winners have needed to present themselves at National Lottery HQ to make their claim, in order to satisfy the requirements of the Lottery in respect of identity and security.  This has not been possible on foot of the travel restrictions...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (3 Nov 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Minister for Finance ( Mr Lenihan): Funding from the National Lottery which is allocated to this Department is used for 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. The amount of funding provided from the National Lottery to...