Fergus O'Dowd
Question:388 Mr. O'Dowd asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position with regard to the proposed new swimming pool for Drogheda. [11537/03]
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388 Mr. O'Dowd asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position with regard to the proposed new swimming pool for Drogheda. [11537/03]
398 Mr. O'Dowd asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if Drogheda swimming pool will receive funding from his Department in 2003; and if not, the financial commitment his Department will give to this project for 2004. [12412/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 and 398 together.
Under the local authority swimming pool programme, which is administered by my Department, there are four stages in a swimming pool project, following the submission of a feasibility study. These, in order of progress, are preliminary report, contract documents, tender and construction. My Department's technical advisers, the Office of Public Works, evaluate each stage and local authorities cannot proceed to the next stage of a project unless prior approval issues from my Department. Grant aid is allocated only when tenders have been approved for the project and will be capped at the time of allocation.