Results 1-20 of 39 for lottery speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (18 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: .... More important, this is about enhancing the quality of life of young people, ensuring we do not allow further damage to their lungs and pancreas and, as the Minister of State said, the postcode lottery is eliminated and we allow for accessibility.Cystic Fibrosis Ireland asks that the children in this case are not used as pawns in a pricing dispute between a pharmaceutical company and...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Stages, we should look at it in the context of what we are trying to achieve. There has been a great deal of movement by the Irish Bookmakers Association. Senator Carrigy referred to the national lottery and regulation. It is important that our approach has consistency and honesty. All of us in this House must galvanise our work to put gambling harm minimisation and the protection of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I have two final questions in the context of the presentations. The post office cannot cross-sell lottery products as was mentioned. As regards An Post, consolidation means closure in many cases. From talking to postmasters at local level and An Post staff, many do not share Mr. McRedmond's optimism about the future. They are concerned about the change. I hope that his vision is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., which I have not read, and the 43 recommendations. We had a very good debate here last week on direct provision and I will be happy to have the Minister come back to update the House. The issue of the national lottery is very worrying on two fronts. First, an internal audit discovered there was an anomaly in several of its games. Second, we need to question the role of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 3.30 p.m. if not previously concluded; No. 2, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 - Report Stage [amendments from Dáil Éireann] and Final Stage, to be taken at 3.30 p.m. and to conclude at 4 p.m.; No. 3, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 -...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the many Members of the House for their contributions to the Order of Business. Senators Ardagh and Feighan referred to the bingo issue and the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill on which an amendment was passed in the other House last night. There seems to be some misinformation on what is being proposed and it has been changed now. The bingo being run by community associations...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...grants. I would be happy for the Minister to come to the House on the matter. Senator Murnane O'Connor raised the issue of gaming and the World Health Organization. We had a debate as part of the Gaming and Lotteries Bill, which was passed in this House this week.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Business is No. 1, the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 6.45 p.m. if not previously concluded, and the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 6.45 p.m. and adjourn no later than 7.45 p.m. if not previously concluded.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of No. 1; No. 3, Private Members' business, Farm Safety Agency Bill 2018 - Second Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m., with the time allocated for the debate not to exceed two hours; No. 4, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 3.30 p.m.; and No. 83, non-Government motion No. 9 re mental health services, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 4, with the...

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

Jerry Buttimer: ...issue of loot boxes and with a friend of mine, Mr. Eoin Barry, who has been doing work on the issue of loot boxes and social media. The big worry I have is that in using online gambling and the lottery, we are sleepwalking into future problems because we are giving people a habit. I will come back again in a minute if that is okay.

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

Jerry Buttimer: ...to the home of the Acting Chairman. From my perusal of legislation, there does not appear to be provision for regulation on the odds or the obligation to pay out for a win. Regarding the national lottery, the licence was sold. This issue is a minefield and I support Senator Noone's call for technology to not just block the ads but for a governmental change in terms of how we interact...

Seanad: Gambling Legislation: Motion (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...considered. I do not want to pre-empt the Minister of State's speech, but we are working towards the establishment of an independent gambling regulatory authority. With regard to the gaming and lotteries (amendment) Bill, it is important to recognise that we need to see how the legislation can be kept relevant and able to address issues which are evolving every day. Many of us do not...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It was actually the former Minister, the late Donal Creed, who set up the sports capital fund under the national lottery. Rather than playing one school against another, the sports capital programme is about investing in community, sporting and educational facilities. There was an appeals process. There were some clubs in my constituency that were unsuccessful. I wish they had been...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Boyhan that the Government is spending money to support young people through the sports capital programme, ETB grants, Department of Children and Youth Affairs sports grants, Department of Health lottery grants and so forth.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of the project in Killarney with the public private partnership with Gleneagle Group and the Institute of Technology, Tralee. I welcome that announcement and look forward to the winning applicant in the new lottery for jarvey licences. I hope the Leas-Chathaoirleach is not one of them or that he has not deviated.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Committee on Procedure and Privileges, will pursue as well. Senator Humphreys raised the issue of the tax collection system. It is a matter before the courts. I will not delve into it, but I would be disappointed if the national lottery was issuing information to people about avoiding tax payment. I do not believe that organisation might be doing that. There was a comment attributed to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (10 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 344. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if national lottery funding will be available from his Department in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39090/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (3 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 855. To ask the Minister for Health the national lottery grants his Department has allocated to Cork-based organisations in each of the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; the amount awarded to each organisation; the purpose of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Sloyan stated that a safe lottery is a lottery in which the interests of participants are protected. I suggest to Mr. Griffin that player protection and confidence in his company's endeavours are still matters that he must strive to achieve. I do not think his organisation has made a good start and it made a ham fisted transition from "Winning Streak". It is a question of protecting...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Accommodation Provision (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: ...will be aware that this unit was developed at a cost of approximately €2.3 million, which amount was raised by Build4Life. She will also be aware that the Minister for Health, through national lottery funding, contributed €300,000 over two years to Build4Life towards the cost of this project and that the site was prepared by Cork University Hospital at a cost of...