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.