Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As I said earlier, we are guided by the public health advice, which depends on the numbers for case numbers, hospitalisations, variants and vaccinations. We can be cautiously optimistic for reopening but the difference with museums, galleries or theatres is that theatres are enclosed and seated venues. This is quite different from walking through a gallery. Nobody would like to see them open more than I would. This is why I made sure to have that pilot for theatre in December. We will continue to be guided by the health advice, but the Senator can rest assured that I will be advocating for this. As soon as it is safe to do so, they will reopen. We must, however, be guided by public health advice.