Léim ar aghaidh chuig an bpríomhábhar
Gnáthamharc

Swimming Pool Projects

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 May 2012

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Ceisteanna (590, 591)

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

Ceist:

687 Deputy Luke “Ming” Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that Roscommon County Council has made an application to him for funding in respect of a swimming pool (details supplied) as per a motion passed by Roscommon County Council at its meeting of March 2012; the level of funding being sought; if he will confirm that the request submitted is in accordance with the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25618/12]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

Ceist:

688 Deputy Luke “Ming” Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of an application by Roscommon County Council to him regarding a swimming pool (details supplied) under the green energy scheme in 2011; the level of funding that was sought; if this application included for the roofing of the pool; and if there was no application under the green energy scheme was there any other application for funding in respect of the swimming pool. [25619/12]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 687 and 688 together.

Roscommon County Council applied for a grant in respect of the swimming pool at Castlerea under the Disabled Access/Energy Upgrade initiative operated by the Department in 2011. The Council was allocated a grant of €125,375 in respect of energy upgrade measures including variable speed drives, pool cover, wood pellet boiler and water conservation devices. The grant allocated represented 85% of the total project costs. The pool roof did not form part of the application.

One of the conditions of the allocation was that the grant had to be fully drawn down before the end of 2011. This grant was not drawn down in 2011. In March 2012 the Department contacted the Council seeking a progress report in relation to the project with details as to when they would expect to be in a position to draw down the grant. This information was required in order to assess whether the Council should be granted an extension to the end-2011 deadline for the draw-down of the grant.

Roscommon County Council did not respond to this correspondence. The Council were recently contacted again by the Department on this matter. The Department is still awaiting all required documentation and will assess it when it arrives.

Barr
Roinn