I am looking for an update on the action on the night-time economy. I raised this previously in a parliamentary question and raised it with the Taoiseach twice following recent announcements by Helen McEntee. Will the Tánaiste meet representatives of the Give Us the Night campaign who have highlighted the scale of the crisis? We have seen an 84% collapse in nightclubs since 2000, from over 500 to just 80 today, alongside the loss of more than 2,100 pubs, one in four, since 2005. We have a very good chance of qualifying for the World Cup when matches will be played late into the night. Will the Tánaiste accept that the current system is not fit for purpose? For people to watch a match in a controlled, safe and regulated manner, it would make sense for them to stay in a regulated setting rather go to unregulated house parties to watch the match.

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