Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

The consultants also recommended that the building be designed to include facilities that could be added in the future such as a sports hall, artificial pitches and tennis courts.

The preliminary report for this project was approved by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in April 2005 which allowed Mayo County Council to prepare contract documents. The Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism now awaits the submission of contract documents for the project. It is understood that the council intends to advance the Castlebar project once the Claremorris project has commenced construction. I thank the Senator for raising this issue and I assure him the Government will continue to improve its record of achievement in upgrading the stock of local public swimming pools in this country.