Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank all our guests. They are very welcome. It has been alluded to many times by us that arts and cultural engagement begin at home, at school or in the library, and consequently they are built on community activity. Therefore, it is really welcome that this committee is hearing about the issues facing the amateur sector in addition to the professional sector.

I wish to ask Mr. Croffy about the barriers facing those in the sector. In Lisbon you see people selling second-hand books from a table in the park and you tell yourself they would last five minutes if they set up a table in a park in Dublin to sell their wares. What are the barriers facing those who wish to run events in Ireland? Reference was made to plazas and public spaces.