Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are two at the moment. There is Deputy Quinlivan's and my own with Deputy Stephen Donnelly. That was introduced when Deputy Donnelly was an independent Deputy. It is somewhat unusual in that it is the first co-sponsored Private Member's Bill between Fine Gael and a Fianna Fáil Deputy. What Deputy Neville, Senator Davitt, Senator Gavan and Deputy Quinlivan have said is correct. There is a clear cross-party consensus on the obvious need to address the issue and on the fact that ticket touting is a massive problem. It is not on the scale of many of the problems the Oireachtas faces but nevertheless that does not mean it is completely trivial and that it is not real.

It is real and it is costing real families real money. This Bill, and our own Bill, goes some way in attempting to address that. There has been some push back, in particular from industry. It has engaged in extensive lobbying and in saying things such as that this Bill would drive the problem underground. Deputy Quinlivan outlined that in his own contribution. I am not necessarily sure that is the case. I would like to hear from the officials and I know they are here behind me and due to speak to us. There are many questions that should be answered in the public domain to shine a light on this and to illustrate why a Bill should proceed - if not my Bill then this one. This problem should be solved.