Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion

4:00 pm

Mr. Bill Cox:

It is also just in the context of the basic business model of these platforms which is based on high charges on high prices and without that it is hard to see how they will continue to operate in this market. That seems to be to be a fact and we have to draw that conclusion but no one has made any threats to us that they will leave the Irish market. In any case, the operations here do not just serve the Irish market, they serve other markets as well. The Irish market would probably be a relatively small part of their operation.