Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 345: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of swimming pools which were funded under the last round of the local authority swimming pools programme in Dublin city; their locations; the amount in each case; when the new programme will be launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22778/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The following projects in the Dublin area have been or are being dealt with under the current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme.

*Grant aid is formally allocated at the stage when the tender for the project is approved DCC - Dublin City Council SDCC - South Dublin County Council DRC - Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown County Council Fingal - Fingal County Council

Under the current programme, 45 pools have been opened throughout the country with a further 12 pools at various stages of development. Between 1998 and 2009 a sum of almost €143m has been spent under the programme. This has leveraged a total investment of some €400m in swimming pools throughout the country. No decision has been taken on the timing of a new round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme.