Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 24: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if all necessary repairs have been undertaken at the National Aquatic Centre; the cost of same; the full schedule of repair works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19325/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Deputies will be aware that the National Sports Campus Development Authority has taken over the role and function of CSID since 1 January 2007. A fully owned subsidiary of the Authority, NSCDA (Operations) Ltd., is now operating the National Aquatic Centre. A full "health check" has been carried out on the National Aquatic Centre since it came back into the possession of CSID on 1 December 2006. This was done under the supervision of Kavanagh Mansfield & Partners, Consulting Structural and Civil Engineers. I understand that the NSCDA has received a report from Kavanagh Mansfield & Partners and is being considered by the Authority in consultation with its technical advisors.

The necessary repair works to restore the Centre to its original working standard have been ongoing since it came back into the possession of the Authority. These repairs are being overseen by Kavanagh Mansfield and Partners and have been taking place in conjunction with the overall "health check". To date approximately €490,000 has been expended on remediation work. I am sure Deputies will agree with me that this is a wonderful facility which has been through and survived a difficult time over the past few years. I would invite Deputies to come and see the Centre for themselves and I look forward to their support for this key piece of our sporting infrastructure.