Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Last year, in direct response to Action 19 in the Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce, I announced the locations of the 9 towns and cities which will take part in the new Night-Time Advisor pilot initiative. The selected pilots are Dublin City, Cork City, Limerick City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Drogheda, Sligo, Buncrana and Longford Town.

My Department has been liaising with the CCMA, who have been leading on this process, in relation to the recruitment of all 9 Night-Time Economy Advisors. I have approved funding for a two-year full-time post in the Local Authority for each of the selected towns and cities and the post has been advertised at Local Authority Grade VII scale. I understand that 6 of the 9 posts are now filled and that the Night-Time Advisor for Cork City has been recently appointed. The following Night-Time Advisors have now been appointed: