Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2023
304. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the main policy achievements of her Department since 27 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56119/23]
View answerAs stated in my Department's Statement of Strategy 2023-2025, the mission of my Department is to lead the sustainable development of Tourism, Media and the Gaeltacht and promote participation in the Culture, Arts, and Sports sectors and the Irish language, supporting social progress, and enhancing cultural and economic growth across Irish society.
My Department implements policy to ensure the achievement of this mission and details on all of the recent policy achievements are detailed in the Department's Annual Reports, the most recent of which is available at the following link: (www.gov.ie/en/publication/7153c-annual-report-2022/).
The main policy and legislative priorities for my Department are detailed in its Statement of Strategy 2023-2025 (www.gov.ie/en/publication/502f6-statement-of-strategy-2023-2025). The strategies to be followed by my Department in the delivery of these diverse but critical work programmes, and the indicators to be used in tracking progress towards achieving the intended outcomes, are set out in the Statement of Strategy.
I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 291 of Thursday, 29 June 2023, in which I set out the main policy achievements of my Department since its establishment. I also would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 89 of Wednesday 6 December 2023, in which I set out the main policy achievements of my Department in 2023.
