Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In response to what Deputy Jan O'Sullivan just said, there will always be occasions when people buy tickets and are not able to use them for whatever reason. There should always be a facility for reselling so, in that context, the loss of jobs that she fears should not arise.

In Ireland the ticket prices for many sporting events, music shows and other acts are absolutely extortionate in many instances. This becomes obvious when one compares the price of tickets in venues in Dublin with the prices in other European cities. One will find plenty of examples of inflated prices and in some cases, tickets for music events in Dublin are double the price of tickets for the same events in other EU cities. The same applies to football matches.End of Tak

There is an issue with extortionate prices. Regardless of the fact that the GAA has not increased its prices in a number of years, it is a bit much to be asked to pay €45 to stand on Hill 16 for an all-Ireland final and €90 for a seat in the stands. We then come to the subject of this Bill - ticket-touting - which exacerbates the problem in Ireland.

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