Mr. Kieran Grace:

The GAA and the Football Association of Ireland play a strong role in ticket distribution. They can track them much more clearly than perhaps an entertainment event. Another advantage that some sporting events have is that they tend to be all seated events and, therefore, it is easier to identify tickets.

A large event with standing room complicates the issue. It is not that it is cannot be fixed but there are more complications around it. If someone is selling on to get into a standing area, there does not tend to have a piece of turf designated A1, A2, A3 and A4, as is the case in the seated area. It is complicated.

The point we are trying to get across is that there is a series of complexities around this but the Minister stated in the Dáil in April that she is finalising proposals to ensure the market works better for consumers. It is not that there is a failure to do or consider something; it is a more complex issue than the public reportage of it indicates. In our consultation we have had feedback not only from those in the primary and secondary markets and the sporting bodies but also from people who are independently interested in the area. If it was an easy problem to fix, it would have been fixed a long time ago.