Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that was generated for the Exchequer through sales of National Lottery tickets for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011. [14839/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The amount of revenue (surplus) generated by the National Lottery through the sales of National Lottery tickets (i.e. its turnover net of prizes and all costs) is shown in the table below. The final figures for 2011 are not yet available.

National Lottery surplus transferred to the Exchequer

Year €million

2007 245

2008 268

2009 264

2010 244

2011 230 (Estimated)