Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht

Impact of Covid-19 on the Entertainment Sector: Discussion

Ms Kim O'Callaghan:

I thank Deputy Mythen for his questions. There were a lot of them. The key point to get across is that the health and safety of the public is always at the forefront of everything we do. A major issue for us, which has already been raised, has been the requirement to implement a working group with experienced personnel within the industry who can sit down and look clearly at what the requirements are in working with the HSE and all the relevant authorities. The HSE and the Garda will need to work with all the stakeholders that will look internationally at what is happening and look at all the experience we have. We have some of the top-level people worldwide within the industry in Ireland, and we need to take that into account. From where we are sitting, we have no mile markers or roadmap. If we could urgently get this working group in place, we could sit down and start addressing all the ideas that have been raised and all the topics and options. We will always keep the health and safety of the public at the forefront of everything we do.

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