Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is no legislation in relation to the night-time economy. There is nothing even at draft stage yet that would also deal with the meanwhile-use legislation. I am not sure whether it will be part of the night-time economy legislation or if will be a stand-alone Bill. Meanwhile use would help to protect the temporary use of empty buildings or land for pop-up shops, exhibition spaces and cultural or co-operative working spaces until they can be used on a permanent basis. The other danger in terms of the agents of change legislation is to ensure that existing spaces continue to be used. If there is a certain amount of square footage in a development, we must ensure that new developments do not become too costly for use by the artists who previously used the space and that they would be squeezed out by cost rather than by a change of use of the building. There is much work to be done by the Department, in particular because the other Departments have different priorities.

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