Results 1-7 of 7 for lottery speaker:Catherine Ardagh

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...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: ...between various local authorities in the allocation of home adaptation grants.Some local authorities spend up to €22 million while others only spend a fraction of that. It is what we call a postcode lottery, but this should be done nationally and there should not be such discrepancies. Some 3,000 people are being left without funding because it is a postcode lottery. Outside...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Apr 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: ...with any form of gambling but it would be a dangerous development if such activities were moved underground. The measures within the Bill primarily concern updating and modernising the regulation of gaming and lotteries, including the updating of stake and prize limits. The Bill also proposes to standardise the minimum age for participation in gaming and lottery activities at 18 years of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: ...disadvantaged households. The report also states that nine foster care households in which persons over 16 years of age were residing had not been Garda vetted. It seems like a post code lottery. A foster child living in Dublin 10, 12 or 20 and Dublin South Central in general will not get the proper care he or she deserves. Children in foster care are in the care of the State and...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: ...674 people waiting. This clearly shows that there is a disparity. Where someone is living is a factor in whether he or she will have the home help he or she needs. It has been described as a postcode lottery. Everyone throughout the country should receive the same service, no matter where he or she lives.I do not think it is fair that people who live in a certain area get a better...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: ...difficult to access a home help today than it was ten years ago. Care Alliance Ireland also indicates that there seems to be a disparity between areas within the country and describes a "postcode lottery", whereby people seeking a home help in some areas will have to wait for up to two years for one. I have made representations for a couple living on the south side of the city in...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: .... Its last filed accounts show that Console received grants of €817,000. The grants included €783,000 from the HSE and €31,000 from Tusla. It also received a further €3,500 from the national lottery, €521,000 from fundraising and €551,000 from donations. In addition, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has allocated €130,000 to...