Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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814. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the local authority swimming pools project; the total spend to date on the projects; the location of new pools; the status of the project in County Kildare including completed pools, pools construction or redevelopment and planned pools; if any consideration has been given to a pool in the Leixlip area, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3992/14]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme was closed to new applicants on 31 July 2000. No application was made in respect of a swimming pool in Leixlip before that date.   

Since 2000, 58 projects have or are being dealt with under the Programme of which 49 have been completed and the other 9 projects are at various stages of the Programme.  

The total spent from 2000 to 2013 inclusive is €168.59m.  This includes the payment of grants under the energy upgrade / disabled access initiative.   

Completed new or replacement pools are located in Enniscorthy, Navan, Courtown/Gorey, Wicklow, Dundalk, Ennis, Ballinasloe, Finglas, Grove Island Limerick, Ballymun, Tuam, Drogheda, Monaghan Town, Cobh, Youghal, Jobstown, Ballybunion, Letterkenny, Askeaton, Longford, Portlaoise, Clondalkin, Thurles, St Michael's House Dublin, Killarney, Bray, Ballyfermot, Greystones, Tullamore, Kilkenny City, Athy, Naas, Dundrum, Claremorris, Roscrea, Ballybofey/Stranorlar and New Ross. Of the nine projects remaining in the current programme, none are in County Kildare. Replacement pools were however opened in Athy and Naas in 2009.  

No decision has been taken on any new round of the Programme. If the Programme re-opens it would be open to each Local Authority, including Kildare County Council on behalf of Leixlip, to submit an application under the terms that would apply at that time.