Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of any discussions that have taken place with Maynooth College in County Kildare or the local authority in regard to the future provision of swimming pool facilities, in lieu of those previously available at Maynooth College, or elsewhere, in the area; if he has received submissions from the local authority in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39760/15]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme grant aid to a maximum of €3.8 million is provided to local authorities towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools.

The current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme was closed to new applicants on 31 July 2000. Since 2000, 58 projects have or are being dealt with under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme of which 50 have been completed and the other 8 projects are at various stages of the Programme. I wish to commence the process of opening a new limited round of swimming pool allocations and I have asked my departmental officials to report back to me on this proposal as soon as possible.

As the Deputy is aware I met with Kildare County Council and a number of public representatives, including Deputy Durkan, in mid July. It was agreed that Kildare County Council would write to my Department on the matter but no submission has yet been received.