36 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the linkages he has established with other Government Departments regarding arts and sporting initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10842/08]

My Department has established a number of linkages with other Government Departments in relation to the development of policy and implementation of initiatives in the areas of arts and sport. The nature of these linkages in the context of delivery of my Department's goals and objectives for the sectors in question is prescribed at Section 6 in my Department's Statement of Strategy 2008 to 2010 which is available on my Department's website and a copy of which has been placed in the Dáil Library.