Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the expenditure on good causes undertaken by the National Lottery over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32358/21]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The National Lottery does not undertake any expenditure on Good Causes, however I am pleased that €254m was transferred from the National Lottery Fund to the Exchequer in 2020 to be utilised by Good Causes projects. This represents a 1.4% increase on 2019 levels.

As per the terms of the National Lottery Licence, 65% of gross gaming revenue is made available for use by Good Causes. The National Lottery Regulator transfers these moneys from the National Lottery Fund to the Central Fund of the Exchequer pursuant to section 44 of the National Lottery Act 2013, to be utilised for the purposes set out in section 41 of the 2013 Act.

Funding is provided by the Oireachtas, in accordance with the 2013 Act, through expenditure subheads which form part of Departmental expenditure programmes.

A breakdown by Department of all the expenditure areas that are supported by National Lottery proceeds is set out in Appendix 1 of the Annual Revised Estimates for Public Services: