It follows claims from Rural Independent TD Michael Collins that the ticketing system is a 'decision to push a cashless agenda'.
A RURAL INDEPENDENT Group TD has described a move towards a cashless ticketing system at this year’s National Ploughing Championships as a “decision to push a cashless agenda”.
“Farmers may need to make attendance decisions on the morning of the event, based on factors like weather conditions,” said Collins. “A cashless society could pave the way for an accelerated drive by banks, multinational corporations, and governments to engage in pervasive surveillance of ordinary people,” said Collins.
“We came very close to capacity on the middle day of our event last year. It’s not at all about the cash element of it, it’s about attendance figures.“You can’t have a situation with an event like ours where you say X number of people will attend, and then 500 extra people arrive.”“If somebody doesn’t use a card, that’s absolutely fine and they can send us a postal order or a cheque and we will send them their ticket, that’s not an issue.
“People can actually buy their ticket right up to parking in the car park, once the capacity is still there to get in.”
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