Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 19: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide a list of the tasks currently being carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32339/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Department's Statement of Strategy 2008-2010 sets the Department's high-level goals in the arts, culture and film; sport; tourism; and corporate services organisational sectors; as well as in respect of synergies between these sectors. The objectives, actions and performance indicators in respect of each of these goals are also outlined in the strategy.

The Department's Business Plan 2009, which is a subset of the overall work of the three-year strategy, sets out the detailed plan by which these goals and objectives are to be achieved. In addition, the Department's Annual Output Statement links its budget to performance targets each year. The Business Plan 2009 which, in effect, constitutes a list of the tasks being carried out by the Department during 2009 - and the Annual Output Statement are being implemented apace.

The Department will report on progress in achieving its business goals for 2009 in its annual report for that year, as it has already done in respect of 2008 in its Annual Report 2008. All the aforementioned documents are available on the Department's website at www.dast.gov.ie.