Results 1-12 of 12 for lottery speaker:Mark Daly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Minority Sports and Women's Participation in Sport: Discussion. (11 Dec 2019)

Mark Daly: ...to women, which shows the inequality women are facing in sports. There is no requirement on organisations that are given money. We got around the London Irish one by saying that because we got lottery funding we would have to allow them on the pitch as long as they did not bring a ball and suddenly a ball appeared. However, there is discrimination against women within their own sports....

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Mark Daly: ...important legislation. Amendment No. 1 seeks to include reference to the Betting Act 1931 in the section on definitions. Amendment No. 12 relates to the ability of people to bet on the outcome of lotteries. Those bets may be placed outside the jurisdiction and, therefore, there is no recourse for the Government in seeking to control and regulate them and ensure there is a return to the...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Mark Daly: The issue of us turning around and restricting local lotteries is a fairly tenuous argument. What we are aiming to do here in amendment No. 12 is to deal with unregulated offshore companies which are providing this service where one can bet on the outcome of our lottery. There is no benefit to the State at all in people being allowed to bet on the outcome of our national lottery. None...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Mark Daly: ...of being behind the curve regarding the Internet - and if it becomes a condition of a bookmaker's licence to operate within this jurisdiction, it cannot lay a bet on the outcome of the national lottery.

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Mark Daly: Then they must be shut down. One can find anything online if one wants. A condition of a bookmaker's licence should be not to lay a bet on the outcome of our national lottery. We are adding this provision to the licensing requirements for bookmakers in order that they would no longer be allowed to do so. The Minister of State has pointed out that this does not come within his remit but as...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Mark Daly: ...of synthetic drugs, was available because we had not made our way around the legislation. It is interesting that the Minister said that the idea of a regulator was discussed when the national lottery was being set up, which was more than 30 years ago. The regulator is not in place yet and we are still talking about it. We should use any vehicle we can to make changes to protect...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Mark Daly: ...that date. The timeline could extend to 12 months depending on what the Minister of State would like to do. He might say in his reply that this is about changing the 1956 Act. When the national lottery was being established more than 30 years ago, it was suggested that there might be a regulator. There is still no regulator. We should wait for more discussion on a regulator. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2017)

Mark Daly: ...but, instead of having statements, could we debate the reports published by Oireachtas committees? A number of valuable reports have been produced, yet they have not been debated in the Dáil because of a lottery system and have simply been put on a shelf. It is important that their recommendations be analysed and Members be able to contribute on them. Will the Deputy Leader...

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: ...the Minister to the House. Fianna Fáil Senators will, of course, be supporting our independent Seanad colleagues on this issue. The Minister has already outlined the history of the national lottery, the funding that comes from it, where that funding goes and the causes it is aimed at. I smiled wryly when I heard that the money from the sale will go to projects such as the national...

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (23 May 2012)

Mark Daly: The Irish Kidney Association, for example, benefits from the national lottery to fund its organ donation drive and donor cards. Such initiatives are rarely alluded to. People tend to mention other projects that are highlighted in the media. Worthy projects, such as the kidney donor card, have extraordinary outcomes and a huge effect on people's lives. I am sure the Minister will take this...

Seanad: Cystic Fibrosis Services (13 Oct 2011)

Mark Daly: ...staff. Mr. Joe Browne from Castleisland who has been pioneering this effort for many years received an allocation of funding through the previous Minister for Health and Children from the national lottery. However, to start and complete this project a further €300,000 is required from the Government through the national lottery. When PRSI, all taxes and so on have been paid from the...

Seanad: Cystic Fibrosis Services (13 Oct 2011)

Mark Daly: The Build4Life organisation has sought a meeting with the Minister who, to date, has refused to meet it. As I pointed out, if the Minister allocated €300,000 from national lottery funding, as his predecessor did, the spend of €2.3 million would result in a tax return of €450,000. There is no timeline for the provision of this service. The final line of the Minister's reply reads,...