Dinny McGinley
Ceist:596 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if a verbal undertaking has been given that funds will be provided for a swimming pool at Kilclooney, Portnoo, County Donegal. [11676/02]
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596 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if a verbal undertaking has been given that funds will be provided for a swimming pool at Kilclooney, Portnoo, County Donegal. [11676/02]
597 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if an oral undertaking has been given to a Deputy (details supplied) that funds will be made available for a swimming pool at Kilclooney, Portnoo, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11677/02]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 596 and 597 together.
Under the local authority swimming pool programme 2000-02, which is administered by my Department, there are four stages in a swimming pool project following the submission of a feasibility study. In order of progress, these stages are: preliminary report; contract documents; tender and construction. My Department's technical advisers, the Office of Public Works, evaluate each stage and local authorities cannot proceed to the next stage of a project unless prior approval issues from my Department. Grant aid is allocated only when tenders have been received for the project and will be capped at the time of allocation.