Given its primary role of policy making and administration, the Department (including the National Archives) does not have capital projects planned or underway in the current year. In respect of some of the agencies under the remit of the Department, major capital projects, the day-to-day responsibility for which remains with those agencies, are continuing apace, including the development of a National Conference Centre, the development of a new stadium at Lansdowne Road and the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall. In addition, under the ACCESS, Sports Capital, Local Authority Swimming Pool and Tourism Product Development Programmes a provision of over €93 million has been made in the Capital Estimates for the Department for 2010 to meet the cost of ongoing projects across the Arts/Culture, Sport and Tourism sectors. The responsibility for the delivery of these projects rests with the groups/agencies both voluntary and statutory which have been allocated funds under the various programmes. These programmes are of crucial importance in the provision of facilities and in retaining persons in employment.
