Results 1-10 of 10 for lottery speaker:Barry Ward

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sports Funding (27 Apr 2023)

Barry Ward: ...builds communities and facilities for local communities and individuals. I also acknowledge how much of that funding comes from the good causes fund and moneys raised through the sale of national lottery tickets. The main point of this Commencement matter is to talk about targeted funding. In acknowledging the amount of funding that is made available to voluntary organisations and...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Barry Ward: ...member of the Joint Committee on Justice that undertook the pre-legislative scrutiny of that Bill, which is a justice Bill quite separate from the regulation already in place regarding the national lottery. That Bill, or at least what we know of it, did not reference bringing the national lottery under the auspices of a gambling regulator. It has always been the case in this country that...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (24 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: ...to provide floodlighting, drainage, etc. That is just one aspect of what comes out of good-causes funding. The Minister of State has highlighted the importance of the benefits of the national lottery. The impetus behind this Bill from the word go was the desire to be able to channel and sustain as much money as possible for the good-causes fund so the likes of sports capital grants can...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (24 Feb 2022)

Barry Ward: I wish to make a few points. Senator Carrigy has highlighted that there are other lottery products offered that cost less. I acknowledge that there are people who use this facility through bookmakers and book with much smaller stakes. I am not sure that they are such a massive proportion of the market that it is a significant disadvantage of this legislation, but it is a fair point. At...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Barry Ward: ...Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In essence, the Bill seeks to prohibit the use of commercial or private gambling or betting operations on the infrastructure put in place by the national lottery, predominantly the lotto and there are other games with which people around the country are familiar. I will outline why we want to do this. I will also address some of the issues...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Barry Ward: ...response on the various issues that were raised. I am very grateful to Members who took the time to read, consider and speak on the Bill. I am in no way an apologist for the national lottery and I have no skin in the game. I am not anti-gambling; I have been known to buy a lotto ticket and to go to Leopardstown and place a bet on a horse. I am not here on behalf of the national lottery...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I seek leave to take No. 12 on the Order Paper, the introduction of the National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021 in my name and those of Senators Carrigy and Currie, before No. 1.

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (26 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Lottery Act 2013 to prohibit the use of the National Lottery or its products in betting offers by entities other than the National Lottery.

Seanad: Future of Gambling Regulation: Statements (23 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: ...links to Dún Laoghaire are excellent. I would welcome that being considered. The Minister of State will be aware that I have this week put forward a proposal for a Bill in respect of the national lottery. The latter is one of the few areas of gambling in respect of which there is regulation. There is a licence given by the State and there are safeguards in place. The national...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Apr 2021)

Barry Ward: I want to raise the issue of the national lottery. We know that the national lottery provides a number of different products, from the lotto to scratch cards. What is very important is that it also provides a social dividend for the people of Ireland. Approximately 28 cent out of every €1 that is spent on national lottery products in Ireland goes back into a good causes fund that...