I certainly wish them well, and there is no doubt that the arts sector has been hit very hard by social distancing....Now as we chart a path towards some relaxation — and I emphasise that will be decisions taken by National Cabinet based on the health advice — but as we start to move cautiously down that path, then certainly an important question is what activities in the arts sector can potentially be part of that...

For what it's worth, in the arts sector, my own view from first principles is that it may be that galleries and museums are better able to achieve social distancing than, for example, live performances.... But, what I do say is that for all in the arts sector who have been enormously affected by this, thank you for your innovation and ingenuity. We have seen some amazing performances being live streamed and delivered online and certainly the example you have given just now is but one of many ways in which people are thinking through are there ways that we can get on with activity in the arts sector while meeting social distancing requirements, while staying safe.