Results 14,701-14,720 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (14 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Since eGovernment 2012-2015 was launched in April 2012, my Department has been promoting awareness of the content of the Strategy, through bilateral meetings with Public Bodies to agree approaches to progressing and reporting on actions in the Strategy. My Department has also organised a series of events promoting elements of the Strategy, and will arrange further events during 2013. One of...
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The figures are, prizes, 55%, good causes, just over 30%, and costs, including rebates to the retailers, is the balance of just under 15%.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: No.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: That is not provided for in the original Bill and will not be included in the current one either.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Can the Senator give assurances in that regard?
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: An Post has to exist too.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: There is no such clause in the current legislation.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: There is nothing in the 1986 Act.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I am correcting the Senator on facts.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: For a start, 55% of revenue is allocated to prizes, while a further 6.5% goes to agents and so forth.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: No, 55% of income from the lottery is allocated for prizes, 6.5% goes to agents and so forth and in excess of 30% is allocated to good causes. One then has administration costs.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I did not say that.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: We would have to tender for it.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: We would get no money otherwise.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Over how long?
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: If we do not get the money, we do not have it by definition.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: So we shut down all the sporting groups and the arts?
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I opposed it at the time for that very reason.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The Senator knows that is not true.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
Brendan Howlin: By definition, it is somehow distasteful for someone to come up with such a big wad of money. Senator O'Donnell also said that to get less than ¤500 million would be a failure. I do not know how much the sale of the national lottery will realise because we have strict conditionalities. If we did not have the regulator, the licence regime, the protection of minors and the protection...