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With the return of live music in Galway with The Grand Auld Stretch events at Nimmo’s Pier, and next week’s concerts in Pearse Stadium, a call has been made to prioritise a strategy to safely re-open the entertainment industry.

The “ever increasing prevalence of drugs” in our society and the existence of drug gangs cannot be stopped or defeated by the current methods of criminalisation and enforcement.

Legislative restrictions on short term letting must be tightened to ensure that the already high rents in Galway do not “spiral out of control”.

It is “absolutely vital” that the full accounts of Galway 2020 are made open so the people can see just “how public money was spent”.

A City Recovery Taskforce to help guide businesses, artists, and the wider community “as we enter the next phase” of the Covid-19 pandemic, must be established by the Galway City Council.

Cllr Owen Hanley believes a radical new approach to housing is needed in Ireland.

Waiving the fees for outdoor tables and chairs licences for Galway pubs, restaurants, and cafés will prove “meaningless for most businesses” unless additional space is acquired to allow for the social distancing which will still be mandatory during the summer.

“No child or family chooses to live in poverty, that choice is made for them. The State has allowed more and more children, decade after decade, to fall into poverty."

Community funding, grants, and investment must be prioritised and protected "as we build a resilient society and economy after Covid-19", especially as the crisis has put the greatest pressure "on our most vulnerable".

Creating specific hours during the day for "medically vulnerable people" to access public parks is "vital" in ensuring they can safely enjoy the outdoors and get exercise during the Covid-19 pandemic.