The new Environment Minister says he will not be rushing emergency legislation through to solve the Garth Brooks debacle.
400,000 ticket holders are still unsure if the gigs will go ahead in two weeks time after licenses were refused for two out of five shows at Croke Park.
Alan Kelly issued a statement last night, saying changing the licensing laws could open the concerts up to a legal challenge. He said he was legally prevented by intervening in planning decisions.
Minister Kelly is calling for all parties to come together to resolve the issue within the next 48 hours after Ticketmaster said they would not start refunds until Thursday.
He says he is hopeful that a resolution can be found.
Last week, the country singer said he was willing to meet Taoiseach Enda Kenny 'and beg' for his concerts to go ahead at Croke Park in Dublin.
However he ultimately rejected a compromise offered by Dublin City Council that would have seen him play his five cancelled Croke Park concerts over three days instead of five.
After negotiations between Peter Aiken of Aiken Promotions and the chief executive of Dublin City Council Owen Keegan, the proposal of five concerts was put to the singer.
Within hours he responded by saying two daytime shows "cannot possibly compare" to a five-night straight run, and that the show was designed for the evening.
His publicist Nancy Seltzer said "To treat 160,000 people differently than all the rest who will be seeing the show the way it was meant and created is wrong".
"He does not understand why it is once again put upon him to treat people less than they deserve to be treated and he still returns to why did they allow five shows to be sold and all these people to be disappointed".
Dublin's Lord Mayor says so far there has been no development in negotiations to find a resolution to the debacle.
Christy Burke says no change can be made to planning laws and that the decision of the City Manager is final but he says there is still hope of an agreement being reached.
Mr. Burke told Newstalk Breakfast there is still plenty of time for negotiations.
