The current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme was closed to new applicants on 31 July 2000. My priority in relation to this Programme is to deal with existing projects. There are four stages in the development of a project under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, namely Preliminary Report, Contract Documents, Tender and Construction. 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. Two of these projects (Clara and De Paul Navan Road) have been formally allocated a grant following Tender Report stage. The other 7 projects, namely Castlebar, Dunmanway, Buncrana, Edenderry, Balbriggan, Ballaghadereen and Loughrea, are at various other stages of the programme. The following is the list of the 49 pools that have been completed:
Arklow
Enniscorthy
Navan
Courtown/Gorey
Wicklow
Dundalk
Roscommon
Ennis
Tralee AquaDome
Ballinasloe
Finglas
Grove Island, Limerick
Tralee Sports and Leisure Centre
Clonmel
Churchfield, Cork City
Ballymun
Tuam
Drogheda
Monaghan town
Cobh
Youghal
Jobstown
Monaghan
Ballybunion
Birr
Letterkenny
Askeaton
Longford
St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys
Portarlington
Portlaoise
Clondalkin
Thurles
St Michael's House, Dublin
Killarney
Bray
Ballyfermot
Greystones
Tullamore
Kilkenny City
Athy
Naas
Dundrum, Co. Dublin
Claremorris
Roscrea
Ferrybank
Loughlinstown
Ballybofey Stranorlar
New Ross.