Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress achieved to date towards the delivering of a new swimming pool complex for the community at Athy, County Kildare; when the project will move to construction phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9380/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Under the local authority swimming pool programme, there are four stages in the development of a swimming pool project. These are, in order of progress, feasibility study-preliminary report; contract documents; tender; and construction. My Department's technical advisers, the Office of Public Works, evaluate each stage and prior approval is required before local authorities can proceed from one stage to the next. Grant aid is formally allocated when the tender for the project is approved.

I approved the contract documents submitted by Kildare County Council for the proposed replacement swimming pool in Athy town in June 2005. This approval allowed Kildare County Council to invite tenders for the work proposed. The matter will be considered further when the council submits the tender documentation for the project to my Department.