Results 141-160 of 3,482 for lottery

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (19 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Charles Flanagan: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recent ESRI survey which indicated that lotteries and scratch games make up the two highest rates of gambling participation in Ireland; if these figures are of concern to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45976/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Defibrillators Provision (18 Oct 2023)

Thomas Byrne: ...under the 2023 round which is currently at assessment stage. Defibrillators situated at sports clubs are generally for community use and funding is also available through the HSE’s National Lottery grants schemes and other Community grants schemes.Furthermore, at a local level, the network of Local Sports Partnerships throughout the country delivers education and training...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: ...to one child getting a ticket and the other sibling not getting one, if both children are eligible, both will get a ticket. However, if they are not eligible, concessionary tickets are provided by lottery under the present system. A considerable body of work has been undertaken in relation to the review. This is a demand-led service, which is important. The review involved...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Defibrillators Provision (17 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in appropriate locations and to provide appropriate equipment to help maximise participation in sport and physical recreation. In addition, funding is also available through the HSE’s national lottery grants schemes and other community grants schemes. At a local level, the network of local sports partnerships throughout the country delivers education and training opportunities...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (11 Oct 2023)

Mary Butler: ...was my focus in the budget yesterday and 68 more people will be recruited into CAMHS next year. This is really important because after the Mental Health Commission reports we know, for example, that there is a postcode lottery. I visited Arden House in Wexford last year and they work very well, have small waiting lists, and then you have the team - we see this across the whole country -...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...want to say that I agree with Senator Kyne concerning the need for a discussion on CAMHS. This morning I tabled a Commencement matter specifically on CAMHS. One of the difficulties is the Eircode lottery.However, it is worth noting that we now have a mental health budget of almost €1.3 billion. Much credit must go to the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for her success in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023) See 4 other results from this debate

...identification and management, with serious risks unidentified and poor or no response when they were identified; and a wide variation in scope and capacity of CAMHS teams, resulting in “a postcode lottery” for parents and young people. There are many reasons for this. Some are about staffing levels and some about philosophies in each team. One of the messages that needs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Defibrillators Provision (10 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...colleges, Education and Training Boards (ETBs), and schools may only apply for funding jointly with sports clubs or organisations. In addition, funding is also available through the HSE’s national lottery grants schemes and other community grants schemes. At a local level, the network of local sports partnerships throughout the country delivers education and training...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Catherine Murphy: I will tell Mr. Walsh what I am trying to get at. We have a postcode lottery for services. It is very unequal in some services between one part of the country and another. I had a look at the HSE website in advance of the witnesses coming here, and I looked at the populations of each of the CHO areas, which are vastly different. When I looked at the numbers, it was the 2011 census that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (5 Oct 2023)

James Browne: ...Regulation Bill 2022 provides for the maximum relevant payments and the maximum winnings for gambling activities - the details of which are in the table below. These amounts are based on the limits introduced in 2019 to the Gaming and Lotteries Acts 1956. These limits may be varied by the Authority with the consent of the Minister as provided in section 82(2) of the Bill. It is important...

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Robert Troy: .... Those who represent rural constituencies know people want to attend their parish school. Some of these children availed of concessionary tickets in the past and cannot get them this year. It is a lottery. All that needs to happen in that instance is for Bus Éireann, instead of putting on an 18-seater bus, to put on a 23-seater bus where everybody would be accommodated and...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Sep 2023)

Martin Browne: .... This is just one example of where we need full commitment from the Government to support the agency in its work and support the victims in the process into which they are drawn. The postcode lottery that determines waiting times in our courts must be addressed. Serious efforts are needed to address the shortages in the courts system that result in waiting times for full hearings of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Bríd Smith: ...the need to extend the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to include removing the three-day wait, to decriminalise abortion and to ensure that the provision of abortion is not a lottery in this country and does not depend on where one lives or how much money one has in one's pocket?

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Gino Kenny: ...do not know where they will go. The stress this puts on children is unbelievable. When families go into emergency accommodation they could be stuck there for a hell of a long time because there is a lottery to get rental accommodation. Ordinary housing assistance payment rates make it virtually impossible to get any accommodation. With homeless housing assistance payment rates, people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 Sep 2023)

Mairead Farrell: 139. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm how cases at a hospital (details supplied) will be decided; and if a lottery system will be used. [41879/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Care Services (26 Sep 2023)

Mary Butler: ...services to ensure they are available where needed across the country. They are needed in Youghal. One thing I have always put a focus on since I was appointed Minister of State was the postcode lottery. Day services in a town the size of Youghal in that part of the country are very important because the town has a large catchment area. Even though there are fantastic supports in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Catherine Ardagh: ...of childcare at the moment. Because of the dysfunctionality in the industry, parents are being advised to put their child's name down for a place even before they decide to have a child. It is such a lottery to get a place. If people get a place they are delighted because there is no choice out there. All these early childcare providers are leaving the industry. Many women with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...they cannot get a driving test in Kerry - it is an impossibility. The leaving cert results come out too late. The CAO offers are too late. The second round of CAO offers is much too late. The lottery system only satisfies some. Some students come from as far away as Cahersiveen. It is an awful journey from Cahersiveen to Limerick or Cork. College days are supposed to be the best...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...future. No. 14 is the Irish Museum of Modern Art, which received a clear audit opinion for 2022. No. 15 is the Pensions Authority and it received a clear audit opinion for 2022. No. 16 is the National Lottery Fund and for 2022 it received a clear audit opinion. Connected with that is No. 17, the Regulator of the National Lottery and it received a clear audit opinion for 2022. Is...