Ms Maureen Kennelly:

Yes, most certainly. I might add the Department did terrific work on public realm provision during Covid. A range of innovative new schemes were brought forward whereby outdoor performances happened. That has engendered a culture of thinking differently about how we present the arts. In the Arts Council we presented something called amuigh faoin aer, which was about how do we deal with Covid, how do we circumvent the restrictions and how do we bring people together. That sense of people connecting through their local place and through the arts is far stronger. We have a very sure foundation upon which to build now.