Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 804: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to support a new local authority swimming pool programme, prioritising need and disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47781/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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It is not intended to launch a new round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme at this time. The matter will be reviewed again later this year. The priority for the Department will be completion of ongoing projects with the 2009 provision of €18m. The existing programme involves 57 projects. Of those 40 projects have been completed and opened to the public. 6 other pools, which have been allocated funding are under construction and a further 11 are at various stages of development for which funding has been agreed.

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 816: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to initiate a financial support package aimed at introducing primary school children to swimming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47797/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The commitment in the Programme for Government aiming to initiate a financial support package directed at introducing primary school children to swimming and focussed primarily on the costs of transport to and from pools will be considered during the lifetime of the Programme for Government and in the context of available financial resources.