Ms Anna Walsh:

Arts centres and venues all over the country operate to the highest of health and safety standards to be safe places where their communities meet. Whether people attend performances or are performing, it is about the people in the communities rather than the buildings. The buildings need investment and must be maintained but the much more important aspect is the people who meet there and how those people engage with, participate in and enjoy the productions and work of artists both within their communities and the visitors who tour to that arts venue or centre.