Mr. Conor Falvey:

The meal took place in April at the Irish Architectural Archive and it was convened at the Minister's behest to get the views of stakeholders on a range of issues. We have an interest in night time culture. Culture Night has been a great success in recent years. We want know to what extent one could increase the usage of cultural institutions such as rolling opening times later in the evening and so on and the feedback on culture and creativity issues. The issues that the Senator raised were brought into sharper focus with the closer of the Tivoli Theatre and District 8 back in the autumn. There was newspaper coverage on the impact the closures would have on the sector. People have given us their views, which we have condensed into a range of issues that have been identified. However, many of them are outside the remit of the Department. As the Senator will be aware, structures have been put in place in other jurisdictions such as night tzars or night mayors, and different terms have been used, to facilitate that engagement and address issues that he raised. We will be in a process of bilateral engagement next with some of the other Departments involved, and perhaps Dublin City Council, to condense the information into a number of concrete measures that could be brought forward for consideration.