Seanad debates
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Swimming Pool Projects
Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
The answer to the first question is that they are two distinct issues. I was talking about the programme. There is a question of finishing off the existing programme, which includes Loughrea. However, I was also dealing with the question of when there might be invitations to apply for a new programme. The fact there is no new programme this year has no implications whatsoever for the Loughrea swimming pool proposal which is under the existing programme and is in the pipeline.
With the greatest possible deference to the Senator and his constituency colleague, Deputy Treacy, I am giving an official and, I believe, authoritative departmental reply. As the Senator will know, Deputies, even when they are officeholders in other Departments, can give informed or optimistic views on the prospects for something. The Senator would be entitled to take seriously and literally what I have said, regardless of what may have been said in the past.
Alison Lynch
Posted on 31 Oct 2009 12:43 pm (Report this comment)
I have to say as a resident of Loughrea and with children who love to swim that the handling of this mess by Fianna Fail (the latter word in the name says it all) is a disgrace. Not alone has there been significant depreciation in the value of money collected all those years ago from the people of Loughrea but the likes of Noel Treacy continues to make false statements regarding this project.
I am looking forward to the day and disappointed it hasn't happened already when the people of Loughrea will give Noel Tracy and his colleagues the boot out of public office. The continual comments on the progress of this project, when the reality is nothing is happening is a gross insult to the people of Loughrea. To add additional insult to this situation the Taoiseach now making similar statements by appearing with the owner of the Loughrea hotel, a desperate publicity stunt to drum up votes.