Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Jul 1995

Vol. 455 No. 4

Written Answers. - Grant Aid for Swimming Pools.

Colm M. Hilliard

Question:

86 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for the Environment the swimming pools throughout the country which received funding out of the £2 million grant-aid for swimming pool repairs, announced in this year's budget; and the amount of funding made available in each case. [12176/95]

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Howlin)

The following grants have been paid to date in 1995.

Swimming Pool	Grant Payments
	£
Muinebheag — Refurbishment	60,000
Ballyshannon — Refurbishment	460,000
Cavan — New Pool	191,000
Fermoy — Refurbishment	49,213
Naas — Refurbishment	2,460
Roxboro, Limerick City — Refurbishment	5,059
Tralee — Refurbishment	8,528
Totals:	776,260

The balance of the £2 million provision for the Swimming Pool Programme in 1995 will be required to meet expenditure on commitments arising from grant allocations made this year and in earlier years.