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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)
Ms Tania Banotti: In response to Deputy Ó Snodaigh, this is in no way a substitution for the crisis facing the sector but he may be aware of some innovations like the Corcadorca theatre company in Cork bringing work out to housing estates, particularly in areas with a large cohort of older people. The Creative Ireland programme has a team in every local authority. It has been looking...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)
Colm Burke: ...issue was referred to earlier in response to a question posed by Deputy Ó Snodaigh. Will a proactive programme be put in place for older people during the year? I was chair of the arts committee of Cork City Council for a number of years and it always occurred to me that because there was such a large number of groups, there was never sufficient funding. How can we use local...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)
...by the response. There will be four publications resulting from this initiative alone. We could not believe the number of entries. We were really moved by the creativity of young people. I know the Deputy is from County Cork. He may be aware of the tiny rural school in Cappabue which made a film about climate change that went global. The school was our ambassador this year. There...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)
Michael Collins: ...house, how soon can that room be reopened to a new guest? These questions are of the utmost importance to the bed and breakfast accommodation sector and may well be the difference between them reopening in west Cork and the rest of Ireland or not. There is still much confusion among hotels and venues as to how many people can attend a wedding or function. Is the size of the hotel...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)
Sorca Clarke: ...programme, that is still very much in its infancy. It is only two years old. The midlands region, including the Ireland's Hidden Heartlands region, cannot go back to being pitted against the likes of Dublin, Cork and Galway. Tourism operators in my area tell me that people are initially reluctant and hesitant. They do not know much about the centre of the country because all they see is...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)
...come to Ireland every year from 2021 to 2029. It is not just located in Dublin because a significant amount of incentive business happens in the south west and the west, as well as conferences in counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway and so on. We do not yet have a roadmap for reopening those businesses and that sector. That is costing us money. For example, there are the social...