Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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285. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she or her officials have spoken with a person (details supplied) since her appointment as Minister. [17701/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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The person referred to by the Deputy is a member of the Venue Operators and Promoters Forum with whom I have met a number of times during the pandemic to discuss the impact of Covid restrictions on the Live Entertainment Sector. The person was nominated as a representative of the Venue Operators and Promoters Forum to represent them at my Department's Live Entertainment Stakeholder Forum. That Forum, chaired by my Department, provided multiple stakeholders from across the arts and live events sector with the opportunity to discuss issues arising during the pandemic. Stakeholder consultation has been at the heart of my approach to the Covid and to ensure I had the best information available when framing supports for the live entertainment sector.