Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 636: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if funding will be made available to upgrade the facilities at the public swimming pool in Dunmanway in west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25398/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Under the local authority swimming pool programme, which is administered by my Department, Cork County Council submitted the contract documents for the refurbishment of the swimming pool in Dunmanway in June 2002. The county council is considering the proposed management and operational issues relating to the pool, when refurbished. As soon as the county council submits its proposals in this respect to the Department, the project will be considered further.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 638: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position on the provision of a replacement swimming pool in Naas, County Kildare. [25917/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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I approved the detailed contract documents, submitted by Kildare County Council, for the Naas swimming pool project in March 2005. Following this approval, Kildare County Council indicated to my Department that it proposed to change the site for the project. My Department understands that the Council expects to be in a position to submit a proposal for the new site within the next few weeks.