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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 September 2020

Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Questions (46)

Eoghan Murphy

Question:

46. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if she will consider seeking community suggestions and providing grants for cultural and social events that are not screen based in order to avoid the dangers of excessive screen time and encourage outdoor activities during the winter. [24359/20]

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The Government has published the Roadmap for Resilience and Recovery. This new Roadmap sets out clearly the balance between public health, economic and social aspects of living with COVID-19 will operate in the short to medium term.  It will to bring greater certainty so that society and business can move forward.

The current Level 2 of the Roadmap is based on a medium-term approach to managing risk and repairing the damage that COVID-19 has inflicted on society. At all times the priority will be to keep our schools open, while keeping people safe and protecting the resilience of our economy and communities.

There is new guidance for  indoor and outdoor sports  and training  together with cultural events in theatres and other arts events.  There is also a new focus on wellbeing.  The new Roadmap is available at this link https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/18e18-level-2/.

In addition, the Government Plan for Living with COVID-19,  Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021, published yesterday, includes provisions in respect of community wellbeing  that recognises safe engagement in and watching of our favourite sports and cultural activities, both personal and collective, plays a vital role in protecting our mental health and  well-being. The Plan seeks to facilitate and preserve the significant cultural and sporting landmarks in Irish life, both at local and national level and commits to putting communities and counties at the centre of solutions for their own areas in terms of recovery. In that context, a refreshed Government Wellbeing/Together/Resilience campaign will be developed including a local campaign element delivered by local authorities to promote awareness of and participation in local programmes, initiatives and amenities.

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