Results 1-5 of 5 for lottery speaker:John Whelan
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (15 Jul 2015)
John Whelan: ...I am grateful to the Minister of State for attending to answer it. I am here to make an appeal on behalf of natural environment organisations that they would finally receive their fair share of lottery funding for the fantastic work they do the length and breadth of the country on a variety of community, conservation, habitat protection and wildlife protection projects. It is a very...
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
John Whelan: ...an absurdity on a motion. The Seanad should be allowed a free vote on such matters, if only to express our concerns. The expression "If it is not broken, why fix it?" comes to mind. The national lottery was well constructed and has worked well over decades. As the Minister pointed out, it has yielded a significant ¤4 billion for worthy and charitable causes. I am concerned we have...
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
John Whelan: My understanding is that we should build the hospital anyway. The funding is already embedded within the national lottery process in that it generate funds on an annual basis. The Minister asked Senator van Turnhout where she would get the money but normally these projects are not paid for up front, they are paid for over a 20 year period.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
John Whelan: I see nothing wrong with that. Rather than having a dedicated lottery for the hospital, the State should continue to run the national lottery. There is not a citizen in the State who would mind the Government parking the good causes for however many years to say all the money generated by the lottery-----
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
John Whelan: Therefore we should re-examine the essential privatisation of the national lottery. The same pitfalls are embedded in this legislation. I also fear there is an element of not wasting a good crisis. Some people have an interest in selling off State assets like the lottery and Coillte. It is short sighted and should be revisited. If we look at where we turned to the private sector in terms...