Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status of the application for funding from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for the swimming pool refurbishment at Glenalbyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40984/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, which is administered by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, provides grant aid to a maximum of €3.8 million towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools, subject in both cases to the total grant not exceeding 80% of the eligible cost of the project or, in the case of projects located in disadvantaged areas, 90% of the eligible cost.

A Preliminary Report was approved in 2001 for the refurbishment of the existing swimming pool and the provision of additional leisure facilities at Glenalbyn. Further progression of this project is a matter for the relevant Local Authority concerned. I have been informed that Dun Laoghaire County Council is currently reviewing the swimming pool and leisure facilities throughout the County and bearing in mind the availability of funds and the level of demand and community need, priorities will be decided with a view to continuing the programme of development of leisure facilities in the County.