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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 November 2021

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Ceisteanna (271)

Sorca Clarke

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271. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the report by the night-time economy task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55464/21]

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Freagraí scríofa

The Night-time Economy is a hugely important sector, contributing to our economy and our cultural and creative sectors and it is important that we protect, support and sustain it – particularly as we begin to emerge out of this pandemic and we start to think about how and where we socialise and how we plan our city and town centres.

The Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce was noted by Government on 15 September and was published and launched thereafter.  A copy of the report can be accessed through this link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/c1ba7-report-of-the-night-time-economy-taskforce/ 

The Report contains 36 practical recommendations in the area of regulation, licensing, planning, transport, safety and increasing the diversity of activities as part of the night-time offering.  A robust implementation structure is currently being established to ensure that the recommendations are implemented in full and also, importantly, that the document remains current and that new ideas and new developments are included as the work progresses.

I am working with colleagues across Government and stakeholders to drive the implementation of the various actions in this Report and work is well underway to implement the actions.  I was delighted to support a series of late night events across the country as part of this year’s Culture Night on foot of the Taskforce recommendation in this area. Progress is also being made by my own Department and other members of the Taskforce, working with stakeholders, in the development of responses to many of the other actions also.   

I look forward to continued progress across all areas of this Report over the coming months.

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