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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)
Maurice Quinlivan: -----that was bought genuinely for a cousin or friend. We have all had the problem where we buy tickets in good faith in advance and then, a good number of times, something like a family event comes up and it is not possible to go. We need to make provision for that. I also understand that some people bought five or six tickets to Ed Sheeran and then the secondary person had to turn up to...
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: Yes, it has.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: It is referred here.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: That is correct.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: It is my submission?
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: I do.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: We looked at that and changed it twice before we published the Bill. We are saying that it will be an offence. If gardaí suspect that tickets are being sold, they will have the power to go into a property and confiscate the tickets. Is that what the Chair was asking?
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: Yes.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: The Bill aims to give the gardaí extra powers-----
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: If they believe a breach of the law has taken place or is taking place. It has also been claimed that criminal gangs are involved in this and are benefiting from this because of a lack of legislation in the area. We have a concern about that. I believe these powers are both needed and are proportionate for that reason. That is why it is in the Bill.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: I cannot see the powers being used that much. It would be just outside of a venue. As the Chair said, if a person was there with his or her kids and saw ticket touting, he or she could alert the gardaí or the gardaí might be there themselves.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: They might.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: I know the frustration that people have when the touts are outside.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: That will not be a problem. That person can sell them for up to 10% of the ticket. There is no problem there. Most people who are genuinely GAA fans-----
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: They do. That is all they are interested in.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: They are genuine people who intended to go but cannot because something has popped up. We were careful to make sure that those people were not affected by this and that they would have the opportunity to sell the ticket at a profit so that they would not be liable for any expenses such as postage or additional costs of tickets.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: It would probably not be enough for a concentrated ring of people but it sends out the message that we are taking this seriously and that there will be a sanction. It is only a start and it can be looked at later. The amount of €5,000 sends a strong message as most tickets would not sell for a price like that.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank members for their support. We need to keep talking about this issue but we also need action. As far as I know, we are waiting for a money message, which means it is down to the Government to provide. I hope it does not delay on that. Unfortunately, as Deputy Pearse Doherty said to me yesterday, there are 27 Opposition Bills sitting there at the moment, waiting for a money message....
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: Yes. It would require extra Garda resources and there would be extra administration costs in the Department.
- 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)
Maurice Quinlivan: We can tease it out with them.