Charities Regulation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 February 2014

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Questions (253)

Billy Timmins

Question:

253. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding that Rehab received through sales of its lottery scratch card for the years 1997 to 2011, inclusive; the profit made on this aspect of Rehab business for those years; the amount of grant aid it received for these years based on these sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5590/14]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Rehab was allocated the following levels of funding under the Charitable Lotteries Scheme by the Department of Finance during the years 1997 to 2010:

Year	€
1997	€3,924,261
1998	€4,744,557
1999	€4,614,271
2000	€5,673,874
2001	€5,839,918
2002	€5,861,275
2003	€5,845,469
2004	€5,951,569
2005	€5,314,136
2006	€5,748,664
2007	€5,504,073
2008	€5,185,164
2009	€5,644,929
2010	€5,625,888

The level of funding under the Charitable Lotteries Scheme was related to the level of sales.  The income from sales of lottery products, including scratch cards but also other lottery products, and the returns for the charitable purpose recorded by Rehab during the years 1997 to 2010 were as follows:

Year	Income from lottery sales	Returns for charitable purpose
1997	€6,194,674	*
1998	€7,720,338	*
1999	€7,488,744	*
2000	€7,140,250	*
2001	€8,066,326	*
2002	€8,900,868	*
2003	€8,800,684	*
2004	€8,523,122	€400,260
2005	€7,521,774	€223,027
2006	€6,786,106	€197,443
2007	€9,101,914	€427,673
2008	€7,944,525	€327,153
2009	€9,487,065	€685,528
2010	€7,159,174	€557,875

* The Department was advised by Rehab that in the years 1987 to 2002 the average annual percentage of sales retained for the charitable purpose was 12%. Responsibility for the Charitable Lotteries Scheme passed to the Department of Justice and Equality in 2011.