Under the current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, grant aid to a maximum of €3.8m is provided to Local Authorities, towards the capital cost of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools. Under the Guidelines there are four principal 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. Grant-aid is allocated only when tenders have been approved for the project and is capped at the time of allocation.
Under the current round of the programme 46 projects have been completed and opened to the public, and 12 other projects are at various other stages of development. Total expenditure to date has amounted to over €157m million and this includes expenditure under the special initiative for energy upgrades/enhanced disabled access. The current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme was closed to new applicants on 31 July 2000 and no application was made in respect of a public swimming pool for Leixlip before that date. No decision has been taken on the timing of a new round of the programme. If the programme re-opens it would be open to each Local Authority, including Kildare County Council on behalf of Leixlip, to submit an application under the terms that will apply. Information on progress to date under the Programme is outlined in the table below.
PROJECTS COMPLETED (46)
2000 (3)
1. Arklow (Refurbish) – official opening January 2000
2. Enniscorthy (New) – official opening January 2000
3. Navan (New) – official opening August 2000
2001 (2)
4. Courtown/Gorey (New) – opened October 2001
5. Wicklow (New) – (Sept 99) official opening June 2001
2002 (2)
6. Dundalk (New) – official opening March 2002
7. Roscommon (Refurbish) – official opening April 2002
2003 (3)
8. Ennis (New) – official opening September 2003
9. AquaDome, Tralee (Refurbish) – opened 2003
10. Ballinasloe (Replace) – official opening October 2003
2004 (4)
11. Finglas, Dublin (Replace) – opened April 04
12. Grove Island, Limerick (New) – opened June 04
13. Sports and Leisure Centre, Tralee (Refurbish) – opened July 04
14. Clonmel (Refurbish) – opened December 04
2005 (3)
15. Churchfield, Cork City (Refurbish) – official opening June 05
16. Ballymun, Dublin City (Replace) – opened June 05
17. Tuam, Co Galway (Replace) – opened Sept 05
2006 (6)
18. Drogheda, Co Louth (Replace) –opened May 2006
19. Monaghan town (Replace) – opened 19 August 2006
20. Cobh, Co Cork (Replace) – opened 30 August 2006
21. Youghal, Co Cork (New) – opened 18 September 2006
22. Jobstown, South County Dublin (New) – opened 13 November 2006
23. Monaghan (Refurbish) – re-entered programme for replacement
2007(8)
24. Ballybunion, Co Kerry (New) – June 2007
25. Birr, Co. Offaly (Refurbish) – opened 7 July 2007
26. Letterkenny, Co. Donegal (Replace) – opened 9 July 2007
27. Askeaton, Co. Limerick (Replace outdoor pool) – opened 4 August 2007
28. Longford, Co.Longford (Replace) – opened 7 September 2007
29. St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys, Dublin (Refurbish) – opened November 2007
30. Portarlington, Co. Laois (Refurbish) – opened 1 December 2007
31. Portlaoise, Co. Laois (Replace) – opened 18 December 2007
2008(9)
32. Clondalkin, South County Dublin (Replace) – opened 7 January 2008
33. Thurles, Co Tipperary (Replace) – opened 7 April 2008
34. St Michael's House, Dublin (New) –opened 21 April 08
35. Killarney, Co. Kerry (New) - opened 16 July 2008
36. Bray, Co. Wicklow (Replace) – opened 6 Sept 2008
37. Ballyfermot Dublin City (Replace) – opened 6 October 2008
38. Greystones, Co. Wicklow (New) – opened 12 October 2008
39. Tullamore, Co. Offaly (Replace outdoor pool) – opened 31 October 2008
40. Kilkenny City (Replace) – opened 15 December 2008
2009 (5)
41.Athy, Co. Kildare (Replacement) – opened 2 March 2009
42.Naas, Co. Kildare (Replacement) – opened 2 March 2009.
43.Dundrum, Co. Dublin (Replace) –official opening 7 May 2009
44.Claremorris, Co. Mayo (Replacement) – opened 1 September 2009
45.Roscrea, Tipperary, NR (New) –opened 14 September 2009
2011(1)
1. Ferrybank, Co. Wexford (Refurbish)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR ABOUT TO START CONSTRUCTION (3)
1. Ballybofey, Co. Donegal (New)
2. New Ross, Co. Wexford (Replace)
3. Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin (Refurbish)
OTHER STAGES
1. De Paul Pool Navan Road( Refurbish)
2. Balbriggan, Fingal (New)
3. Buncrana, Co. Donegal (Refurbish)
4. Castlebar, Co. Mayo (Replace)
5. Dunmanway, Co. Cork (Replacement)
6. Edenderry, Co. Offaly (Replace)
7. Clara, Co. Offaly (Refurbish)
8. Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon (New)
9. Loughrea, Co. Galway (New)
