I wish to raise ticket-touting legislation with the Tánaiste. Last weekend we again saw consumers getting ripped off by ticket touts reselling Ed Sheeran tickets. In fairness to Ed Sheeran and his promoters, they had the initiative to try and prevent the resale of tickets for his shows, but the problem persisted and it is clear that legislation is needed to tackle this problem. I introduced my own Bill in March aimed at curbing the abuse of the entertainment ticketing system in Ireland. It would have introduced legislation to take the profit from ticket touts and also protect those who bought tickets in good faith but were subsequently unable to attend. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael decided to defer discussion of the Bill after Second Stage for nine months, for no real reason. Has the Government any plans to deal with this continuing problem?

I understand the Deputy published a Private Members' Bill on the issue but no decision has been taken on when to take it.