Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 286: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the support or grant aid available for a swimming pool and sports complex in a town (details supplied) in County Monaghan; when the application period closes; if there are restrictions on the person who should carry out the feasibility study as some of the committee members have been advised that only eight companies are recognised for carrying out such studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16458/08]

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. However, the current round of the Programme closed to applicants on 31 July 2000. No application was received on behalf of Carrickmacross swimming pool by that date.

A provision of €184m has been provided in the National Development Plan 2007-2013 for supporting existing projects under the current round of the Programme and for new projects to be selected following the launch of a new round of the Programme which will take place shortly. The terms and conditions of the new round will be devised taking into account the recommendation of the Value for Money and Policy Review report on the existing Programme, which has been completed by my Department. Following the launch of the new Programme it will be up to all Local Authorities, including Monaghan County Council on behalf of Carrickmacross, to submit applications under the terms that will apply. It is a matter for the relevant Local Authority to decide who will carry out a Feasibility Study on their behalf.