Results 1-20 of 31 for lottery speaker:Michael Ring

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Ring: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the capital funding that is available from his Department for community groups and voluntary organisations, in view of the fact the national lottery grant scheme is not available in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14506/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (16 Dec 2016)

Michael Ring: 336. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the successful applicants in County Mayo that were approved funding under the HSE national lottery grant scheme for 2016; under the respite care grant scheme and the national lottery grant scheme; considering that this information has been requested twice from the HSE but no reply has been forthcoming (details supplied) [40529/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 654 and 655 together. Details of the total Exchequer allocations to the relevant Lottery supported subheads are published in the annual Revised Estimates for Public Services. These programmes are only part-funded by the Lottery with the remaining expenditure coming from general Exchequer funding.  The Revised Estimates do not specify the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Status (29 Apr 2015)

Michael Ring: ​I would like to clarify for the Deputy that the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme is not funded from the National Lottery Licence transaction or from the Sports Capital Programme. The Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme is funded from a separate subhead in my Department.  Under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme grant aid to a maximum of €3.8...

Seanad: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Michael Ring: ...bit of criticism for my own soccer club in Westport. My club had to raise €300,000 to provide sporting facilities for young people in my town. The State gave them €400,000 and they are going to put another €700,000 or €800,000 into it themselves with lottery tickets, dances, church gate collections and everything else. If they were in Dublin that...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: ..., but if I do not cover them all, I will return at some other stage. Some very good points were made. A reference was made to the betting tax and that was the reason for establishing the national lottery. We thought the proceeds from the lotto would go to sport, but it now goes into central government. My Department, like every other Department, must fight for its share of the money....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (1 Oct 2014)

Michael Ring: The distribution of National Lottery funding to Irish organisations and the criteria that is applied for the distribution of those funds are matters for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. I have no function in either the distribution of the National Lottery funds or the development of the criteria for this. I understand that revenue proceeds from the National...

Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Michael Ring: ...top level internationally. This year will see more significant developments at campus, including the commencement of work on the national indoor arena, which the Government is funding from the proceeds of the sale of the National Lottery licence. Work will also commence shortly on a high performance training centre at the Institute of Sport. The FAI and the GAA are also progressing the...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Ring: I agree with Deputy Dooley. The Minister for Finance takes that money in and there is no such thing as national lottery money any more. Like every other Department we must go to the Department of Finance and fight for our budget. Deputy Dooley is correct. That is why the national lottery was established. It is being sold, but I hope we receive a substantial amount of that money for...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Ring: ...into office we have spread the money. We have worked with communities, local authorities and State agencies. The good news is that we will have a second round. I agree with Deputy Dooley that the national lottery funding for sports and arts should have been left in place. We had no round of funding from 2008 to last year. This will be the second round in the lifetime of this Government.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (28 May 2013)

Michael Ring: Details of all grants awarded under the Sports Capital Programme, which is part funded from the proceeds of the National Lottery, are available on my Department's website .

Other Questions: Sponsorship of Sporting Events (27 Mar 2013)

Michael Ring: ...presents a serious issue, as does binge drinking. The banning of advertising is one option. However, the Government does not have the means to provide that funding for sport. When the national lottery was set up, the money was to be used for the funding of sport and the arts, but that is not the case. The revenue goes into the Exchequer and my Department has to make a case for its...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery Funding (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: Grants under the Sports Capital Programme are partially funded by the National Lottery. All applications received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme were first checked to ensure eligibility and then eligible applications were initially assessed against the following criteria (the final 4 criteria only apply to regional and national projects): Selection Criteria Increase in the...

Seanad: Sport: Statements (4 Oct 2011)

Michael Ring: ...job is to try to hold on to as much as possible of our current budget. Money will need to be targeted, as it will not be as plentiful as it has been for the past ten years. As for using national lottery funds for sport, revisiting the Act would be important. Even if I was not a Minister of State, I would be a firm believer in the concept that investment in sport would be money well spent.

Seanad: Sport: Statements (4 Oct 2011)

Michael Ring: .... There are many applications and we must make decisions. I will make the decisions on the matter and I hope we make the right decisions. There will be a second round. Funding from the national lottery is a matter for the Government as is any review the relevant Act. As the Minister of State with responsibility for sport I agree with the Senator about the impression one gets from...

Seanad: Sport: Statements (4 Oct 2011)

Michael Ring: Senator Mulcahy asked about the breakdown of lottery funding. There is no breakdown. The money goes into central Government and the Minister for Finance distributes it like every other revenue taken in. There is no allocation from the national lottery. It goes into every Department and everyone gets a share of it.

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Michael Ring: The allocation of the proceeds of the National Lottery is a matter for the Minister for Finance. Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and part funded from the proceeds of the National Lottery, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The...

Sports Capital Programme (29 Jun 2011)

Michael Ring: ...'s Vote for 2011 to meet payments in respect of projects which have been allocated funding under the sports capital programme, and the subhead is part-funded from the proceeds of the national lottery. While there has been no new round of the programme advertised since 2008, it is business as usual for grantees previously allocated funding, and the Department continues to make payments to...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (9 Jun 2011)

Michael Ring: As the Deputy will be aware, the distribution of the proceeds of the National Lottery is solely the responsibility of the Minister for Finance. The Irish Sports Council grant-in-aid is part funded by the National Lottery, but the annual Estimates do not include a breakdown of the source of funding between National Lottery and Exchequer funding.

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (1 Jun 2011)

Michael Ring: ...as follows: C1 Sports Capital Programme €33m C2 Grants for Swimming Pools €6.65m C4 National Sports Campus €3.5m The Sports Capital Programme is part funded from the National Lottery. The Department does not compile data on allocations on the basis of Dail constituencies but rather on a county basis. Details of all Sports Capital Programme allocations are available...