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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 26 May 1998

Vol. 491 No. 3

Written Answers. - Swimming Pool Projects.

David Stanton

Question:

345 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 30 April 1998, he will identify the three new projects and the ten refurbishment projects mentioned; the amount of money allocated to each; the further nine refurbishment projects and 15 new pool projects awaiting approval; the estimated cost of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11950/98]

The information sought is set out in the following tables. The projects being funded from the 1998 provision for the swimming pool programme are:

New Pools

Allocation

Refurbishment

Allocation (Provisional)

£

£

Enniscorthy

2,001,355

Mallow

1,774,766

Wicklow

1,658,160

Ballyshannon

1,614,654

Navan

2,500,000

Newcastle West

26,500

Askeaton

75,000

Monaghan

220,000

Birr, Clara, Edenderry

189,000

Tipperary Town

995,200

Waterford Crystal

1,500,000

Mullingar

828,534

Arklow

1,877,000

Projects awaiting approval

New Pool Proposals

Estimated Cost

Refurbishment

Estimated Cost

£

£

Bailieboro

550,000

Tuam*

190,000

Ennis

2,630,000

Ballinasloe

1,200,000

Cobh

2,300,000

Tralee (Phase 2)

917,000

Drumtariffe

2,000,000

Athy (Phase 2)

1,061,000

Naas (Phase 2)

1,765,000

Ballybofey/Stranorlar

1,500,000

Portarlington

75,000

Skerries

2,083,000

Castlebar

1,753,000

Killarney

2,500,000

Roscommon

1,500,000

Portlaoise

2,000,000

Thurles

1,500,000

Dundalk

4,000,000

Ferrybank

1,500,000

Longford

2,926,000

Tullamore

1,650,000

Ballaghaderreen

1,400,000

Roscrea

3,000,000

Athlone

2,500,000

Bray

1,700,000

*added to list of projects awaiting approval in May 1998.
With effect from 25 May 1998 responsibility for the swimming pool programme has been transferred to my colleague, the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation.
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