Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 September 2021
78. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a venue (details supplied) has applied to be a designated venue or if it has applied to have any of its events designated under the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021. [44671/21]
View answerTo date, the specified venue has not applied to be designated as a venue or to have events, which take place in its venue, designated under the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021.
Venue operators and event organisers can apply for designation under the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 (Designation of Venues and Events) Regulations 2021, SI No. 399 of 2021. These Regulations set out the requirements for a venue operator or an event organiser who may wish to apply for designation of a venue or an event where certain conditions are met.
Officials from my Department and I have written to stakeholders to encourage them, if they are a venue operator or event organiser that meets the criteria, to consider applying for designation at the earliest opportunity.
Any designations made will be published in Iris Oifigiúil and made publicly available. Also, a Register of designated venues and designated events will be established and maintained on my Department’s website.
Application forms for designation as a venue or an event and further information about the legislation and designation process are available on my Department’s website at: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021.
