Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Lotteries.
- Local authority lotteries 2 speeches
The Minister doubts lotteries would significantly increase local authority income but may consider enabling them in future finance legislation.
Ivan Yates, Gerard C. Connolly
- Wexford County Council overdraft 2 speeches
Yates asks how the Council can address its £2 million overdraft. The Minister says he recently met the Council, which received money and was pleased with the meeting.
Ivan Yates, Gerard C. Connolly
asked the Minister for the Environment if he has any proposals to enable local authorities to run lotteries to raise funds.
Comment on this
I do not believe that lotteries run directly by local authorities would involve a significant supplement to their income but I have on open mind on the matter and will consider the question of including a power to engage in lotteries in any future legislation on local authority finance.
Comment on this
Arising from the reply in which the Minister has rejected any immediate proposals for this, what proposals does the Minister have to alleviate Wexford County Council's problem of a £2 million overdraft which they have no way of coping with?