Legislation introduced in July asks venues and event organisers to apply for designation for the legislation.
A law banning ticket-touting doesn't apply to football matches yet - even though it came into effect nearly three months ago.
The FAI says tickets are being offered at inflated prices online for Ireland's sell-out World Cup qualifier against Portugal next month.
Tickets have appeared online at three times their face value.https://t.co/rHp8c0vtT3
— The42.ie (@The42_ie) October 26, 2021
New legislation banning the sale of tickets above their sale price, came into effect in July.
But Minister for Trade Promotion, Robert Troy, says that doesn't apply to the FAI yet.
The Tánaiste has asked officials from the Department of Enterprise to meet with operators of the Aviva Stadium to discuss bringing the venue under new ticket-touting legislation.
The legislation asks venues and event organisers to apply for designation for the legislation.
A spokesperson for the Department of Enterprise says the Aviva Stadium failed to apply in advance of the event on November 11th
There’s a rugby international coming up If the IRFU don’t apply to be covered (as the FAI didn’t apply) the Tanaiste must use the powers in the law to protect fans from ticket touting
— Louise O’Reilly TD for Dublin Fingal West (@loreillysf) October 27, 2021
We all want this stamped out If sports orgs & event organisers won’t do it the government must
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