Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 504: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in relation to the application by Kildare County Council for grant aid towards the cost of replacing the swimming pool at Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1875/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The proposal to replace Naas swimming pool is one of a number of swimming pool projects within the local authority swimming pool programme under consideration in my Department. There are four stages in the swimming pool development process — preliminary report, contract document, tender approval and construction. The Naas project is at contract document stage. The question of this project moving on to the next stage of the development process is being considered in the Department in the context of the available funding in the Department's multi-annual capital envelope for the local authority swimming pool programme.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in relation to the refurbishment and upgrade of a swimming pool (details supplied) in County Laois; if funding will be made available to carry out this very necessary work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2074/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The proposal to refurbish Portarlington swimming pool is one of a number of swimming pool projects within the local authority swimming pool programme under consideration in my Department. There are four stages in the swimming pool development process — preliminary report, contract document, tender approval and construction. The Portarlington project is at contract document stage. The question of this project moving on to the next stage of the development process is being considered in the Department in the context of the available funding in the Department's multi-annual capital envelope for the local authority swimming pool programme.