Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 353: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made since the date of the public announcement in June 2009 on the provision of a swimming pool in Loughrea in County Galway; if the parties in the public private partnership have been identified for the project; the costing for each participant; and the proposed starting date on the available site. [28766/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that as a result of a tender process conducted in 2003 a developer was identified to construct and operate the swimming pool at Loughrea on behalf of Galway County Council. On 25 May 2009 my Department informed Galway County Council that a grant capped at €1.7m had been allocated under the Department's Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme towards the construction of a pool at Loughrea. The Local Authority concerned has advised that it is not possible at this stage to give a starting date for the construction of the pool.