Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

More time has elapsed without anything being done on ticket touting. The Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017 which I introduced to tackle ticket touting is again stuck in limbo, this time awaiting a money message. I look forward to the Minister's amendments. After an examination of them, Sinn Féin will decide on whether it will support the Bill. It is to be hoped that we will be able to support it because all Members genuinely want to deal with this issue. Ticket touting costs consumers dearly, with those seeking Electric Picnic tickets the latest to be affected. The Minister is ignoring the issue and blocking solutions brought forward by Sinn Féin by putting up barriers to the Bill we introduced. I ask her to explain to consumers, many of them young people on tight budgets, why they will continue to be ripped off for concert and match tickets for the foreseeable future. Has UEFA sought an update on the promise given by the Government to legislate on this matter in advance of the Euro 2020 games?

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