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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I have seen that from people going to matches.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Any further questions before we hear from officials?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: The Bill states that a person guilty of these offences would be liable upon court conviction to a fine of up to €5,000. Does Deputy Quinlivan believe that goes far enough? What if it was done by a concentrated ring of people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: If there are no further questions we can hear from the officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Where would the cost be that would require a money message? Would it need extra gardaí to deal with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: There would not be a major cost to the Exchequer but we will ask the officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy and Mr. McFadden for their time. We are all agreed there is a problem and we need to do something to sort it out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I welcome Mr. Kieran Grace, principal officer for competition and consumer policy at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, and Mr. Bill Cox, assistant principal, to scrutinise the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Grace. There was quite a bit in that. Does Deputy Quinlivan want to start?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: There are quite a lot of questions. If Mr. Grace needs clarification, there is no issue with having a bit of to and fro across the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Does Mr. Grace accept that there is a problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Is Deputy Quinlivan happy enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: There is no need to rub it in, Noel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Without doubt, ticket sales is a major issue. To be fair, Deputies Quinlivan and Rock, and Deputy Donnelly who was a member of this committee, have done a lot of work on this issue. To put it simply for the benefit of the people watching proceedings, tickets for a major artist are normally sold out in as little as seven or eight minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Let me continue. I do not think that Mr. Cox has realised that ticket sales is a significant issue. In some cases tickets are sold out in a very short space of time. I know because I have bought tickets and attended many concerts, as have family members. Sometimes it takes as long as 20 minutes or even an hour for all of the tickets to be sold and people are left disappointed. Some of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: All right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Does Mr. Grace accept that tickets for an All-Ireland final are not for general sale?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: We might have to look at pre-allocation because there is no doubt that the tickets are making it on to secondary sites. The touts are getting tickets. We may have to look at the pre-allocation to corporate bodies or wherever. We understand that but there is an issue with that and we hear about it all the time. I attended a children's musical, Matilda, in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: In fairness, the witnesses have been to the fore on this issue. To be honest, I got the impression also that they do not accept that the issue is as big as can be at times. Would Mr. Grace like to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Mary Butler: Mr. Grace referred to a reply by the Minister in the Dáil on 18 April. Is the Department bringing forward draft legislation in this area?