Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
General Scheme of Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Sporting And Recreational Events) Bill 2020: Discussion
Mr. John Newham:
Especially in large events, the practice is that promoters might see what demand is. They may book a venue for one night and find the tickets sell out, and put on another night and sell out and then put on another night and find that they have only reached half capacity. It is not always apparent from the outset what promoters' intentions are in those large events. The transparency that the Deputy seeks might not be possible in the business context. I do take his point. Returning to the Deputy's first point, there is a palpable sense of unfairness if one is a fan and one sees these ticket are available but they are unable to get their hands on them. Where the Bill addresses this is that those tickets will be available but not at inflated prices.
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