Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when grant aid might be available through her Department to allow the re-opening of the swimming pool programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16729/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Under the current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, 45 pools have been opened throughout the country and twelve other projects are at various stages of the Programme. The total expenditure of €142.7m under the Programme from 2000 to the end of 2009 leveraged a total investment of some €400m in swimming pools throughout the country. The allocation of €7.5m in 2010 will be sufficient to meet commitments arising in 2010 under the current round of the Programme. No decision has been taken on the timing of a new round of the Programme.