asked the Minister for the Environment if he will allocate moneys from the national lottery to Birr swimming pool, Birr, County Offaly in view of the serious financial difficulties faced by the committee of this pool.
Written Answers. - Offaly Swimming Pool.
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I have already announced details of allocations for community amenity projects to be funded from the £6 million made available to me from national lottery funds. There are no funds available to me to assist local swimming pool committees to meet operating costs, and the use of national lottery funds for this purpose would, in any event, be inappropriate.