Ivor Callely
Question:212 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the position of the Spencer Dock national conference project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26571/01]
Written Answers. - National Conference Centre.
I presume the Deputy is referring specifically to the project selected by the Independent Product Management Board for grant assistance under the Operational Programme for Tourism 1994-1999.
As I have advised on a number of previous occasions, most recently in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 7 on Thursday, 4 October 2001, Bord Fáilte confirmed that, as no major construction work had taken place on site by January 2001, the grant contract with the developers of the proposed national conference centre at the Spencer Dock site formally terminated in March 2001.
Question No. 213 answered with Question No. 211.