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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 8 Oct 1996

Vol. 469 No. 5

Written Answers. - Swimming Pools.

Dermot Ahern

Question:

126 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the amounts made available to local authorities in respect of specific swimming pools for either refurbishment or construction in each of the years 1994 and 1995; whether he has allocated any moneys under the 1996 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17724/96]

Details of funding made available to local authorities in 1994 and 1995 for the construction of refurbishment of swimming pools are published in the Appropriation Accounts for these years.

Information in relation to 1996 is set out in the following table. The balance of the 1996 provision will be fully expended on projects under construction or fully approved and on which work is expected to commence later this year.

1996: Provision £2.5 million

Local Authority

Swimming Pool Project

Grant Payments

£

Cavan County Council

Cavan — New Pool

207,110

Fermoy U.D.C.

Fermoy — Refurbishment

137,853

Kildare County Council

Naas — Refurbishment

337

Kildare County Council

Athy — Refurbishment

338

Nenagh U.D.C.

Nenagh — Refurbishment

11,000

Donegal County Council

Ballyshannon — Refurbishment

229,399

Tipperary SR County Council

Tipperary — Refurbishment

389,055

Mallow U.D.C.

Mallow — Refurbishment

937,222

Total to date

1,912,314

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