At the launch of Irish Archives 2010, a publication marking 40 years of the Irish Society for Archives, the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin TD ‘has acknowledged criticism of the lack of foresight of successive governments in providing proper accommodation for the National Archives. She said she would prioritise spending in this area in the coming years. “I accept that there is a major responsibility on Government to preserve all of those documents and to do it properly…I can assure you that I will put it as one of my top priorities . . . that we not only improve the current conditions but try to move to a situation where we can have much more accessible accommodation and also much more top-quality accommodation.” Irish Times, 6 October 2010
