Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004
715 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress to date on Drogheda swimming pool and the timetable for construction; and if it will be accessible to all disabled children and adults. [21454/04]
View answerEarlier this month, I approved the tender documentation, submitted by Drogheda Borough Council, for the proposed replacement swimming pool in Drogheda. In approving the tender, I also approved grant aid of €3.8 million towards the cost of the pool project. This allows construction to commence, the timetable for which is a matter for the council. Under the guidelines for the local authority swimming pool programme, access for people with disabilities is required and I am advised by OPW, my Department's technical advisers, that the project proposed by Drogheda Borough Council complies with the guidelines.
