Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In a reply earlier, the Tánaiste referred to getting businesses going again. Some businesses by their very nature, however, will not be able to get going until next year. The events business is one of those businesses that involves crowds by definition, in many cases at big outdoor events but also big indoor events. I refer to everything from weddings right to music events in Croke Park, St. Patrick's Day parades, etc..

What are we going to do to sustain during this period businesses, such as events businesses, where opening is totally dependent on health advice? Once things get back to normal, or whatever the new normal will be, we are going to need those events businesses. We often see the musicians, but sometimes we do not see the people who make all the events happen.

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