Mr. Conor Falvey:

The Deputy is quite correct that for all arts organisations, the Government was clear on its policies on maintaining the link. At the same time, however, it is a matter for individual employers with regard to the commercial decisions they take faced with the challenges they have in respect of Covid-19. While I cannot comment on an individual organisation, the Deputy is quite right that the Government's policy on these matters was to maintain links where possible. That is why the supports were put in place, including the temporary wage subsidy scheme, which was availed of by a large number of employers over the course of the past three months.