Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in relation to developments on Ballaghaderreen swimming pool, County Roscommon; when the project is expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5822/08]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, which is administered by my Department, provides grant aid to a maximum of €3.8 million towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of an existing pool. There are four principal stages in developing a swimming pool project following the submission of a feasibility study. These, in order of progress, are: Preliminary Report; Contract Documents; Tender and Construction. Grant-aid is allocated only when tenders have been approved for the project. The Department and its technical advisors, the Office of Public Works, evaluate each stage and local authorities cannot proceed to the next stage of a project without my prior approval.

Following the submission of a Feasibility Study by Roscommon County Council in relation to a proposal for a swimming pool in Ballaghaderreen, I agreed last October that the Council may now proceed to the preparation of a detailed Preliminary Report and Design Brief in relation to the project. This is now awaited in my Department.