Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ms Kennelly said the Arts Council was implementing certain aspects. I did not get a direct response on whether the Arts Council would consider the introduction of the recommendations made by Fair Plé in their totality. I would like an answer to that.

Regarding what SAOI has outlined, should the committee write to the Minister asking her to address the matter of the independent body to allow artists and workers to report incidents, make complaints and raise concerns? The Irish Theatre Institute proposed that the Minister should lead in providing a timelined and resourced action plan to address the recommendation in the Speak Up: A Call for Change report. Would it be helpful for the committee to write to the Minister on both of those matters? It is important to ensure we follow up on this engagement. If the rest of the committee agreed with that, it might be a useful exercise to try to extract answers.

We should also ask the Minister to meet representatives of SAOI. My first part was to ask Ms Kennelly if the Arts Council would consider the recommendations made by Fair Plé.

I know she said there were certain aspects but I do not believe I got a definitive response as to whether they would introduce the recommendations in their totality.