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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: We have been here for over two hours without break. If Deputy Troy is happy to continue with his question, I have no issue with that but-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I want to deal with this issue first. When we finish this part, I suggest we break for maybe 20 minutes, or longer, if people wish. It is important we have a break. I appreciate Mr. Mulvey must respond but I am in the committee's hands. We will finish this discussion. I do not know how long the committee wants to break for. I do not mind whether it is shorter or longer than 20 minutes,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is what I said. We will break for 15 minutes, if that is okay with everybody. I call Mr. Mulvey.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Senator John O'Mahony asked some questions about it earlier. Sport Ireland may wish to comment on the process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: When a local organising committee recognises an ATR appointed by the national body, there are two types of ticket. Is that right? It has the right to tickets for resale. Who gets the reserve tickets? Do they go to the national organisation, the NOC?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am just trying to work it out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am not saying that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Let me ask a question germane to the Rio issue. While I appreciate that not all of the delegates were involved, the NOC tickets would have gone back to the Olympic Council of Ireland and not to the ATR. Is that right? In other words, the ATR would not have received them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: They would have gone back to the Olympic Council of Ireland which would then have been accountable officially for them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: They should never have ended up being sold.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Some 178 of them were cashiered. Somebody got his or her hands on them and sold them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: Part of the controversy was that staff then found them in the official Olympic Council of Ireland safe. Is that what happened?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I appreciate that. There were tickets in it that should not have been there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that. These are the things that have to be avoided in the future. That is what I am thinking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: About 66,000 emails.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: What he was saying is that there was still information coming to him right up to the day he was signing off. He says that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: He speaks of spreadsheets and significant data.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)
Fergus O'Dowd: To be fair to the judge, he says that he found enough detail in the Rio events to keep him occupied. He had the power to go back further.