Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-05-14
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Josepha Madigan (FG), Dublin Rathdown

We have the roadmap in terms of the five different phases. All things being equal and depending on advice from NPHET, which the Government will take into account, we will proceed to each phase consecutively. Obviously, some of those phases may be accelerated if things go better and, again, they may regress if things do not go as well. I am not sure if the Deputy is talking about a specific arts centre or whether he is talking in general terms about national cultural institutions. To reassure the Deputy, there is a significant amount of engagement between, first, the Arts Council and its arts organisations and between my Department and primarily the national cultural institutions but also other arts organisations about how they are going to reopen. Obviously, they are working themselves in terms of proposals and delivering on those so we are in constant contact with them. I do understand the challenges that exist.

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Sitting date: 2020-05-14