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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (16 Nov 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...are expected to be announced by the end of the year. I would take from this that the issue raised by the Deputy falls under the fourth category. However, at the same time it feels like a bit of a lottery system. When he meets with TII next week, that is one of the points the Deputy would need to make. In my opinion, it also answers that piece. It is a market town and a major point of...

Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Mark Wall: ...night and we were all dismayed to hear that there are at least nine counties in Ireland that still do not have one, which is totally and utterly unacceptable. What is happening is a postcode lottery for access to necessary supports for victims of domestic abuse. Every month when the figures are released we are all devastated to see the number of people living in homelessness. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

...Savita Halappanavar, which made headlines worldwide for all of the wrong reasons. It is important we have these guidelines, and they are updated and so on. However, it should not be a postcode lottery either. Those guidelines should not be shelved. They need to be disseminated and implemented. Doctors and nurses need to be constantly retrained on them. They are only as effective as...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...people waste their money. We live in a free society, and one does not want to overly restrict people in the use of their freedom, but when one sees people who cannot afford it spending too much on lottery tickets it is another example of how we go along with some practices and some market activities that really hurt people who are vulnerable in one way or another. Of course, I welcome...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Leo Varadkar: ...be aware, and they are under regular review. I believe they will be increased again, taking into account increased incomes and house prices. When it comes to cost rental, the system at the moment is a lottery system, which is fair, or at least equally unfair to everyone, depending on one's view of these things. We do not have any plans at the moment for a system of prioritisation but it...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Thomas Pringle: ...in isolated areas with little access to facilities or assistance and are left most vulnerable when home care workers are not available. There is no doubt that, as the motion states, there is a postcode lottery when it comes to home care waiting lists and there is evidence that those in rural areas wait longer due to a lack of mileage and travel costs for carers. I believe we should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

...and clinical level; poor risk identification and management, with serious risks unidentified and poor or no response when identified; a wide variation in scope and capacity of CAMHS teams resulting in a postcode lottery for parents and young people; a lack of clinical leadership at CHO and national level resulting in some unsafe practices, inconsistent care and failure to adhere to...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael McDowell: ...whether we are guilty of double standards when it comes to the age of majority. If someone is incapable of going into a pub or off-licence and buying a can of beer or of going into a shop and buying a lottery ticket because he or she is regarded by law as being vulnerable and someone who should not be permitted to do that, why do we say that his or her judgment as to who should be on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (7 Nov 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...file a betting duty return are classified under this NACE code. In relation to VAT, a large proportion of business within this sector are VAT-exempt and as such are not required to file a VAT return. Lotteries, on and off course betting, remote-on line gambling and gambling via betting exchanges are all exempt from VAT. A small number of tax heads are excluded due to the low number of...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 348. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the Independent Review of the Distribution and Utilisation of National Lottery spending; if he will confirm the timeline for delivery of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47570/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (7 Nov 2023)

James Browne: ...x2013; Údarás Rialála Cearrbhachais na hÉireann, the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland – and for a robust regulatory and licensing regime to regulate gambling in-person and online including lotteries and other similar gambling activities permitted under the Bill and for the regulation of gambling advertising, websites and apps. At its core, the Bill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Consent Programmes in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

...It is about developing a support network for the practitioners to allow them to support schools and have best practice shared throughout the country so there will be no geographical limitations or lottery regarding the supports available. The collective approach is to be commended.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (26 Oct 2023)

James Browne: At present the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956, as amended, provides for the promotion of lotteries, including bingo, under either a lottery licence or permit depending on the nature of the activity being provided. Activities such as card drives are currently licensed under gaming licences, also issued under the 1956 Act. The Programme for Government includes a clear commitment to reform...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...it would be cheaper to build something in the middle of Manhattan than to build something in Ireland today. The first obstacle we have is that of planning. It seems like there would be a better chance of winning the lottery than of getting planning permission, or of getting it easily anyway, because of the way the system is all in favour of the objectors' point of view. Just in case...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: That could be a strength, as we heard earlier, because it could involve the reporting back to individual citizens that their money has been spent in a green way, like we see with the national lottery. I am not making a direct analogy in any way, shape or form but there would be a citizen engagement piece. I know it would create extra work-----

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (24 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...National Shared Services Office oireachtas@nsso.gov.ie State Laboratory SLOireachtasRequests@statelab.ie Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery oireachtas@rnl.ie Office of the Ombudsman (and Office of the Information Commissioner; Standards in Public Office Commission; Office of the Commissioner for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I ask Mr. Watt for an update on funding of the carer’s guarantee for family carers to eliminate the postcode lottery that currently exists and take pressure off carers. What is the status of the funding of that guarantee?

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: ...with Cork County Council and now Cork City Council over this period. The lack of title to this land has meant that the club cannot apply for grants from the sports capital grants, which we are discussing today, lottery grants or FAI grants. The club members and volunteers have kept it going over the years. They deserve to be treated with respect and not to have to continue to deal...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Research and Training (19 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: ...skyrocket to the point that accessing those courses became prohibitive for many. People could achieve the best points possible in the leaving certificate and still only go into a random selection lottery for a place. We have tried to break that cycle via a very significant increase in undergraduate medicine places. The all-island approach coming next year will help further, with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I am trying to visualise. Regionalising and taking responsibility for the budget at that level is really important. We do not want a postcode lottery at the end of it. How is that accounted for? Will there be a difference? Each of those regions will have to be audited separately.