Mr. Bill Cox:

We acknowledge that the Bill will help to counteract ticket profiteering. We have stated this in the presentation.

A related point was the question about the two thirds of buyers from outside the State for the two events combined. Again, this comes from the figures provided by the three main secondary platforms. We have precise numbers for the number of resales and for the location of the buyers of the tickets. The figure was a little below two thirds, or 64%. We received a detailed list of the 85 different countries. Most came from the UK and the US but there was a huge geographical spread. This is on the point made by the Deputy. We do not suggest that this proposed legislation should not proceed on the grounds that it would have adverse implications for tourism revenues. We simply make the point that this is something we have to take into account. When we assess legislative proposals, we are required to look at them in the light of certain criteria, and unintended consequences are just one of those. It is not necessarily an argument against the Bill. It is-----