Written answers
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Swimming Pool Programme Funding
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to open applications for grant aid funding for new swimming pools and refurbishment of existing facilities, in view of the fact they are specifically excluded from the capital sports grants programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24862/17]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP), which is administered by my Department, provides grant aid to a maximum of €3.8 million to local authorities towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools. There are four projects in the current programme and the priority in 2017 is on progressing these projects to the next stages, as appropriate. In relation to future funding, last November Minister Ross and I launched a major consultation process for the development of a new Sports Policy. The examination of the responses received is being finalised at present and we expect to present the policy to Government before the summer break. The policy will include a specific focus on how Government should fund sports facilities and future funding support for swimming pools will be considered in this context.
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