Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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390. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 31 January 2023, if there is an updated timeframe for the completion of the national swimming strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13266/23]

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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The working group tasked with the detailed work of preparing the swimming strategy is chaired by my Department and comprises representatives from relevant National Governing Bodies for sport and stakeholders, specifically Swim Ireland, Sport Ireland, CARA, Ireland Active and the Local Authorities.

The Working Group held its sixth meeting on 31 January. Extensive work has now been done on the Strategy content, though it is worth noting that contributions and feedback to the Strategy content are still being received. The Working Group will be meeting again shortly and, whilst it is difficult to be precise about the exact timeframe for the delivery of the Strategy, I hope to be in a position to publish the Strategy by the middle of 2023.