Results 10,401-10,420 of 12,082 for speaker:Mary Butler
- 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. Are there any questions from the floor? I call on Senator Davitt.
- 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 Deputy Neville. Are there three individual Bills at the moment in Bill space as we will call it? Does Deputy Rock have a Bill as well?
- 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 Deputy Rock for his constructive thoughts. Has Deputy Quinlivan's Bill gone through Second Stage?
- 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: It is referred to us now.
- 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: However, we cannot take it until we get a money message at the same time.
- 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 a question on paragraph 3 on page 3 of Deputy Quinlivan's 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)
Mary Butler: It is actually the second last page. It is page 5. Does the Deputy see where I am reading? It is the third paragraph down.
- 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: It reads: "The Bill aims to give the gardaí powers to arrest, search and confiscate tickets if they believe a breach of the law has or is taking place." Will Deputy Quinlivan expand on that please?
- 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 somebody was standing outside a venue selling 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)
Mary Butler: -----and he or she was making it known that they were touts, is it proposed that the gardaí could arrest-----
- 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: They would have extra powers to arrest and search the person, and confiscate tickets if they-----
- 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: Can I just ask-----
- 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: They might just ask him to stop.
- 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: Say for example-----
- 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: It might be an ordinary person and they might end up with a third ticket for a match. He or she might have bought three tickets and only two went on the day-----
- 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: They pass them on at face value.
- 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.