Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 March 2014
498. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Office of Public Works will complete their review of the feasibility study in respect of the proposed swimming pool to be constructed in County Offaly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10940/14]
View answerThe current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme was closed to new applicants on 31 July 2000. Since 2000, 58 projects have or are being dealt with under the Programme, of which 49 have been completed and the other 9 projects are at various stages of the Programme. The proposed development in Edenderry is one of those nine projects.
There are four stages in the development of a project under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, namely, Preliminary Report stage, Contract Documents stage, Tender Documents stage and Formal Allocation given. The proposed project in Edenderry is at Preliminary Report stage. The Department and the OPW have considered the feasibility report submitted and the Department has contacted Offaly County Council seeking clarification regarding some elements of the report.
