Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the sale of the National Lottery licence. [2905/14]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I announced on 3rd October 2013 that Premier Lotteries Ireland Limited, a consortium comprising Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (the owner of the Camelot Group), An Post and An Post pension funds, has been selected as the preferred applicant for the next National Lottery licence. Premier Lotteries Ireland Limited met the Essential Requirements specified in the terms of the competition for the licence and submitted the highest Licence Fee proposal which is €405 million.

Work on the finalisation of the licence is expected to be concluded shortly. Matters being finalised include those relating to staff. Transfer arrangements for the staff of An Post National Lottery Company have been the subject of a process at the Labour Relations Commission. I understand that staff will vote on specific LRC proposals shortly.