Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 429: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the projects that remain to be processed under the current round of the Sports Capital Programme and the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31358/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme there are four principal stages in a swimming pool project following the submission of a feasibility study. These, in order of progress, are: Preliminary Report; Contract Documents; Tender and Construction. The grant is allocated on receipt of the Tender Report. Under the current round of the programme, 57 applications were received, of which 45 projects have been completed and opened to the public. 12 other projects are at various stages of the programme, including Ferrybank, Co. Wexford, Loughrea, Co. Galway, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, New Ross, Co. Wexford, Buncranna, Co. Donegal, Glenalbyn, Co. Dublin, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Dunmanway, Co. Cork, Edenderry, Co.Offaly, Clara, Co. Offaly, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon and Balbriggan, Fingal County Council. Under the Sports Capital Programme, funding is allocated to sporting and to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. At the end of 2009 the total level of outstanding commitments on hand from previous rounds of the Sports Capital programme was just over €117m. This represented approximately 1,900 separate allocations.