Dáil debates
Thursday, 20 May 2021
Questions on Promised Legislation
12:50 pm
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I was not aware of this issue and I am glad Deputy Richmond has raised it. On first hearing of it, it is hard to see how a drive-in movie could be a public health risk for the spread of the coronavirus. I will speak to my colleagues in government, including officials dealing with the management of the public health crisis, to see whether anything can be done specifically in this instance. It will be part of a wider approach. My colleague, the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, is engaged on this and we will have further meetings next week at which we will plan the further reopening of the country. Within this, she is very keen that cinemas and theatres will start to reopen in a safe way. It seems more immediately that drive-in movies would be as safe as we could get. I will share the concerns of the Deputy with the officials to see whether we can do anything.
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