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
Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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Further work probably needs to be done in that area before this legislation is pushed through, particularly because of its effect on a company such as Viagogo.
Tickets are sold in short tranches to try to slow down the roll-out to create the idea that there is an unknown quantity. Is there anything in the legislation to force transparency so that people know how many tickets are circulating unsold before events? That is a major market driver which is being used by people selling on secondary websites to inflate prices.