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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (29 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Charitable Lotteries Scheme was established in 1997 to provide assistance to the promoters of certain private charitable lotteries that have products similar to products sold by the National Lottery. From its establishment until 2011, the Charitable Lotteries Fund was administered by the Department of Finance. In mid 2011 responsibility for its administration was transferred to my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Heads of the Gambling Control Bill 2013: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

.... We welcome the opportunity to emphasise some of our key concerns regarding the general scheme of the gambling control Bill 2013. This issue affects not only Rehab but all the other charitable lotteries. I am aware the Association of Charity Lotteries in Ireland has made its own submission. The Rehab Group operates Ireland's largest charitable lottery and we are particularly alarmed...

Written Answers — Gambling Legislation: Gambling Legislation (9 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Gambling in Ireland has many forms and currently as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform I hold a primary statutory responsibility only in respect of certain forms of gaming and lotteries. The legislation and current policy governing those forms of gaming and lotteries is contained in the Gaming and Lotteries Acts 1956 - 2003. The Deputy should note that under current legislation,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sport and Recreational Development (15 Jun 2021)

James Browne: The process whereby a charitable or philanthropic organisation can apply to the District Court for a lottery licence is set out in the new Section 28 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956, as inserted by the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019. Applications for lottery licences should be made to the District Court of the district in which it is proposed to promote the lottery,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Issues Related to the National Lottery: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Mr. Andrew Algeo: Premier Lotteries Ireland, PLI, welcomes the opportunity to address the joint committee to respond to matters relating to the national lottery. PLI has operated the national lottery under licence and regulation since November 2014. PLI is owned by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, OTPP, An Post Pension Funds and An Post, who together, have considerable experience in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Data (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 to 93, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Office of the National Lottery Regulator as follows: The Regulator of the National Lottery does not directly regulate the activities of lottery agents; lottery agents are selected, appointed and sanctioned by the Operator. The licence to operate the National Lottery requires that the Operator...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Regulator (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Lottery Act 1986 allowed for the creation of a National Lottery in Ireland, and since its launch in 1987 over €5 billion has been raised for use by good causes in communities and organisations across the country. From its inception until February 2014, the National Lottery was operated under licence by the An Post National Lottery Company, which was 80% owned by An Post...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Development Projects (22 Feb 2022)

James Browne: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is not in a position to interpret the law as passed by the Oireachtas. The Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 commenced on 1 December 2020, with all sections coming into effect. The 2019 Act modernises the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 and helps the better promotion of local gaming and lottery activity. The process whereby a charitable or...

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mr. John McGuire: That is not quite correct. As an overview, every year Rehab makes in excess of €2.5 million on its lottery activities, including the income from Care Trust Limited. To go back to what the Deputy was hinting at, last year Care Trust Limited contributed approximately €1.7 million or €1.8 million to both shareholders. It is a very different lottery...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (6 Oct 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The total allocation in the REV for 2011 for the subheads in the Health Votes (39 and 40) which are part-funded by Lottery proceeds is €13.3 million. As Lottery funding is treated as an item of non-tax revenue to the exchequer, it is not possible to indicate the amount or percentage of Lottery funding provided to any particular Vote or subhead. However, it is estimated that in 2011 total...

Written Answers — National Lottery: National Lottery (19 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: Under Section 7 of the National Lottery Act 1986, the total number of persons who may be authorised to sell National Lottery tickets is determined by the National Lottery Company with the consent of the Minister for Finance. The licence granted by the Minister for Finance to An Post National Lottery Company to operate the National Lottery sets out incremental annual targets for the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (6 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 62 and 63 together. The National Lottery was established under the National Lottery Act 1986 and continues in accordance with the National Lottery Act 2013. A competition for the award of the twenty year licence to operate the National Lottery took place between May and October 2013. On 27 February 2014 the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform granted...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Data (6 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Lottery was established under the National Lottery Act 1986 and continues in accordance with the National Lottery Act 2013. A competition for the award of the twenty year licence to operate the National Lottery took place between May and October 2013. On 27 February 2014 the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform granted the new licence to Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI)...

Written Answers — Gaming and Lotteries Acts: Gaming and Lotteries Acts (7 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: In Ireland, the Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1956-86 cover gaming and lotteries other than the National Lottery, which is covered by the National Lottery Act 1986, with the Betting Act, 1931 governing all matters relating to betting. In general, all forms of gaming are illegal in this jurisdiction except where specifically permitted. Sections 21, 26 and 34 of the 1956 Gaming and Lotteries Act...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Lottery Regulator (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have not yet received a formal opinion from the national lottery regulator regarding this topic. As the Deputy may be aware, it falls outside the statutory remit of the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery. I am aware of the issues in question. The topic has been raised in general discussions as part of the normal engagement my officials and I have with the regulator's office...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 616 and 617 together. Responsibility for the allocation of National Lottery funding to Departmental expenditure programmes generally is a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The surplus generated by the National Lottery for good causes is transferred annually to the Exchequer and is applied to part-fund the Exchequer allocations to a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (16 Jun 2022)

Michael McGrath: Monitoring and oversight of unclaimed National Lottery winnings Unclaimed National Lottery winnings are subject to oversight and monitoring by the Regulator of the National Lottery, in terms of the way and when they are spent. 1. The Regulator of the National Lottery is an independent office established under the National Lottery Act 2013 solely to regulate the National Lottery in accordance...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (11 Jun 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael McDowell: Senator Clifford-Lee's amendment, in subsection (4), defines "lottery gain" as having the meaning given to the term under the National Lottery Act 2013. That is not confined to national lottery gains. It is a generic description of what amounts to a lottery gain and it does not have to be run by the national lottery. In fairness to the Senator, her amendment would cover non-national lotteries.

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

Peter Fitzpatrick: The national lottery was set up by the National Lottery Act 1986 and has been run under licence by An Post since. An Post holds the licence, which was put out to tender in late 2001 under a previous Government; the company won the competition held between 1999 and 2001. This National Lottery Bill is intended to replace the National Lottery Act 1986 and has a number of purposes. It will...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (18 Feb 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to National Lottery funding is that receipts from the sale of National Lottery tickets are deposited in the National Lottery Fund in the Central Bank. A portion of these funds is transferred by my Department into the Exchequer over the course of each year on the basis of the projected surplus for that year. The moneys transferred into the Exchequer are entered as...