National Lottery (Ireland) to receive lottery funding. On 3 October 2013, Minister Howlin announced that the government had agreed to sell the National Lottery licence for €405 million to Premier Lotteries Ireland, a consortium comprising An Post, An Post pension funds, and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (owner of the Camelot Group, operators of the UK National Lottery). Dermot Griffin, head of the An Post National Lottery Company since 2006, was appointed chief executive of Premier Lotteries Ireland. Other existing senior management were also retained. Executives from the Camelot Group, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and An Post were appointed to the board
Driving licence in the Netherlands Driving licence in the Netherlands In the Netherlands, a licence to drive a car (licence B) can be obtained from the age of 17; however, in an experiment that will run until 2016, the drivers must be supervised until reaching age 18. If two serious offenses are committed within five years of a licence being issued to a new driver (or seven years if the licence was obtained at age 17), the holder will have their licence revoked and must pass the test again to get their licence back. The offences include: A moped can be driven by persons aged