Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase costs, rental and call costs, and other costs; the amount of money which was refunded by him in connection with personal use of these phones, PDAs and Blackberries in each year since 2002 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14525/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The net cost of official mobile telephony services in respect of rental and calls provided to me since my appointment as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in June 2008 amounted to €5,014.28 in 2008 and €477.23 to date in 2009. The cost of handsets purchased for me amounts to €507. I do not use an official Blackberry or PDA. ^^ Swimming Pool Projects. ^^

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the local authority swimming pool programme grant will be relaunched in 2009; the expected date for the relaunch; the funding allocated for the programme; if applications from towns such as Carrickmacross, County Monaghan will be considered favourably for the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14549/09]

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.

When a new round of the programme is launched it will be open to all Local Authorities, including Monaghan County Council on behalf of Carrickmacross, to submit an application under the terms that will apply.