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Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (14 Sep 2011) See 1 other result from this answer

Alan Shatter: I acknowledge the Deputies views in relation to the reduction of the allocation for the Charitable Lotteries Scheme. Nevertheless, the present economic circumstances facing the country cannot be ignored. The position at present is that the total amount of expenditure on schemes part funded by the National Lottery, including the Scheme of Assistance for Charitable Lotteries, exceeds the...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2015)

Diarmuid Wilson: I agree with Senator O'Donnell about the appointment of the lottery regulator which I welcome. The sooner he takes up his position, the better. Unfortunately, yesterday, 3,500 outlets - many of which depend on the income from selling lottery tickets - lost their service when it collapsed. These difficulties have been happening for quite some time, since the lottery changed hands a number...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (6 Nov 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The National Lottery Company generated a surplus of €245.480m in 2007. It is expected to generate a broadly similar or slightly higher surplus in 2008 and in 2009. The amount of lottery funding transferred to the Exchequer in 2007 to part-fund the various programmes in various Government Departments was €230m while the corresponding amount which will be transferred in 2008 is €260m....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (23 Sep 2021)

Michael McGrath: As part of the terms of the National Lottery licence, almost 30c from every €1 spent on National Lottery games is returned to the Exchequer to be utilised by Good Cause projects. I was pleased to recently announce plans to review the transparency and effectiveness of how National Lottery good causes related funding is distributed. This review is reflective of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (20 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware, I announced in April 2012 that there will be a competition for the next National Lottery licence. It is intended that the competition will involve an upfront payment by the operator of the next licence to the State, a portion of which will be used to help build the new National Children’s Hospital. It is envisaged that the competition will commence later this...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (19 Nov 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Martin Cullen: Since 2005, subheads that had previously been funded entirely by the proceeds of the National Lottery have been part-funded from Lottery revenues with the balance being provided by the Exchequer. National Lottery funding as a percentage of total expenditure on all subheads that were part-funded by Lottery revenues, is as follows: 2005: 64%; 2006: 50%; 2007: 52%; 2008 (est.): 56%; 2009: Not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Jan 2019)

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 components...

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008) See 9 other results from this debate

Martin Cullen: Not a single cent of the money that comes in from the national lottery goes to my Department. The money from the national lottery goes to the central Exchequer and every year, when the Estimates are prepared, I bid for resources for my Department. If some of those resources happen to come from the national lottery, that is fine. However, the point I am trying to make is there is a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2003) See 2 other results from this debate

I wish to raise an issue relating to lottery funding. There is a lull between the last general election, which was bought with the help of slush funds from the lottery, and the local elections which are coming up. I ask the Leader to initiate a debate on lottery funding, including its distribution and on what it is spent. A lottery ticket costs €2 but it does not end there. Concerns have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Jul 2013)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the National Lottery that the total winnings over €1,000 in 2011 was of the order of €190 million. On this basis a tax or levy of 5% on National Lottery winnings over €1,000 would yield € 9.5 million. It was not possible to obtain the comparable figures for 2012 in the time available. For reasons of equity, a levy such as is proposed in the...

Written Answers — National Lottery Licence: National Lottery Licence (17 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The National Lottery was established in 1986 and its legislative basis is the National Lottery Act of that year. An Post was awarded the first ten year licence to operate the National Lottery in 1986 and it established a subsidiary company, An Post National Lottery Company, for this purpose. The first licence was originally due to expire in 1996 but in 1993 the then Minister for Finance...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: No, for the budget. Because without the €405 million from the lottery, there would be no budget. That is what the Government got from Camelot and An Post for the lottery licence - €405 million. Over the past 25 years the lottery has made €12,000 million and every year it has given €232 million after it has paid out to good causes. Camelot got the lottery on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 484 together. My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. Any additional funding that may be required for a project, over and above the lottery grant, is a matter for the organisation. Details of grants paid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sports Organisations (15 Feb 2022)

James Browne: The Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019, which was commenced on 1 December 2020, modernises the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 to assist the better promotion of local gaming and lottery activity held primarily for charitable and philanthropic purposes. These activities are an important source of funding for sporting clubs and community organisations across the country. Section 28 of...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The details of National Lottery Funding disbursed by my Department in 2009 and 2010 is provided in tabular form in the following spreadsheet. 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...

Written Answers — National Lottery: National Lottery (8 Jul 2010)

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 — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (29 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: My Department administered a National Lottery Discretionary Fund for the years 2011 to 2016 from which once-off grants were paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. Total funding amounted to €3.286m per year. A list of all the organisations that received lottery funding in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 is available on my...

Written Answers — Bingo Licences: Bingo Licences (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Part IV of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 (as amended) provides for the licensing and conduct of lotteries (other than the National Lottery). However, as a result of the Supreme Court's judgement in Bolger v. Doherty (1965)(it held that bingo was a lottery), Part IV of the 1956 Act also applies to bingo. Various types of lottery are catered for, one of which requires a permit from a Garda...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (24 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 Funding: National Lottery Funding (25 May 2004) See 2 other results from this answer

Charlie McCreevy: There is available from my Department a fact sheet relating to the national lottery beneficiary fund, which is updated from time to time as appropriate, which gives details of national lottery funded schemes, the Departments and bodies that issue grants under these schemes, and contact details for those Departments and bodies. This fact sheet is available from the national lottery section of...