Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there is an application in his Department for a new swimming pool in Ballybofey, County Donegal; the position regarding planning for same; and when it is expected that an allocation can be made in order that work can proceed. [8283/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The position on the Ballybofey-Stranorlar swimming pool project is that a feasibility study submitted by Donegal County Council under the local authority swimming pool programme was approved in 2001 and a preliminary report is in preparation by the local authority. The project will be considered further on receipt of this report. The question of planning permission is a matter for the local authority. There are four principal stages in a swimming pool project under the local authority swimming pool programme, namely feasibility study/preliminary report, contract documents, tender and construction. My Department's technical adviser, the Office of Public Works, OPW, evaluates each stage and local authorities cannot proceed to the next stage of a project without prior approval.