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

Mr. Robbie Kitt:

There is no way to transplant a successful cultural community. It is all about building up the sector. The small incubator venues are important to the health system of the entertainment industry. As mentioned in terms of the damage that has been done and compounded by the pandemic, historically social activity has been categorised in the past by its anti-social qualities. It is important that into the future its importance in terms of our psychological lives is recognised. As important as lockdown measures have been in terms of controlling the virus, I do not think anybody has experienced as much anti-social experience as we all have over the last few years. Going forward, we need to re-frame out entertainment activity in more positive terms.

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