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Swimming Pools

An official questions-paper heading. 49 questions (6 oral, 43 written), first 2025-02-05, latest 2026-07-02.

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DateDebate section
2026-05-07 Swimming Pools
2026-05-07 Swimming Pools
2026-01-20 Swimming Pools
2025-11-19 Swimming Pools
2025-07-01 Swimming Pools
2025-06-26 Swimming Pools
2025-03-06 Swimming Pools

The questions

Naoise Ó Cearúil written 2026-07-02 · to Further and Higher Education
135. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to clarify the situation regarding the refurbishment of the swimming pool at a location (details supplied). [49823/26]
Noel McCarthy written 2026-06-25 · to Culture
302. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if any funding streams currently exists within his Department for the maintenance or energy efficiency upgrade of public swimming pools by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48417/26]
Joanna Byrne written 2026-06-18 · to Culture
316. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated cost of providing a new public swimming pool to each of the 31 local authorities in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46698/26]
Joe Neville written 2026-06-11 · to Culture
95. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will work alongside Kildare County Council to deliver a swimming pool for north Kildare now that the next stage of the project is underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44555/26]
Barry Heneghan written 2026-06-11 · to Culture
101. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is satisfied that Ireland has adequate provision of public swimming pool facilities compared to other European countries; whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of access to public swimming pools on a regional or population basis; his plans to increase the availability of public swimming pool fa…
Louis O'Hara written 2026-06-11 · to Culture
111. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he plans to introduce a new grant scheme for local authorities to fund the development of swimming pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43468/26]
Barry Heneghan written 2026-05-12 · to Culture
655. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has identified areas in Dublin requiring additional public swimming pool capacity as part of future sports and community infrastructure planning; the plans, if any, to support the construction or redevelopment of public swimming pools in Dublin over the coming years; and if he will make a sta…
Barry Heneghan written 2026-05-12 · to Culture
656. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans his Department has to support the development of new public swimming pools, particularly in areas experiencing limited access to public swimming facilities; the current number and locations of public swimming pools in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34867/26]
Joanna Byrne oral 2026-05-07 · to Culture
1. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the significant deficiencies in Ireland’s swimming pool infrastructure and the pressing need for urgent investment and strategic planning to ensure every Irish person has access to swimming facilities, to outline in detail the way in which he intends to action this; the timelines for same; and if he will make a s…
Grace Boland oral 2026-05-07 · to Culture
6. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which he plans to ensure that the implementation of the national swimming strategy addresses regional and demographic disparities in access to swimming facilities, particularly in areas experiencing rapid population growth and sustained unmet demand such as Fingal, where limited access to public swimming poo…
Darren O'Rourke written 2026-05-07 · to Culture
31. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he plans to build new public swimming pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31769/26]
Louis O'Hara written 2026-05-07 · to Culture
37. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will if he will devise a plan in conjunction with Galway County Council, to progress a publicly owned swimming pool in Loughrea; if he will consider Galway County Council's request for funding for a swimming pool project development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32065/26]
Matt Carthy written 2026-05-07 · to Culture
42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps that Monaghan County Council should take to secure funding for a swimming pool in Carrickmacross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33095/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn written 2026-05-07 · to Culture
46. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to make a firm commitment that the necessary funding will be provided from his Department to rebuild a centre (details supplied) once the latest design plans have been finalised, and it is ready to go to tender in the months ahead. [32814/26]
James O'Connor written 2026-05-07 · to Culture
47. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress he has made on the Programme for Government commitment to implement the New National Swimming Strategy by investing in pools and swimming facilities allowing everyone an opportunity to swim. [33162/26]
Conor D McGuinness written 2026-05-07 · to Culture
59. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund will open; and if projects such as a public swimming pool for Dún Garbhán in Port Láirge will be considered when the fund opens again. [33097/26]
Noel McCarthy written 2026-05-07 · to Culture
62. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being taken by his Department to encourage the establishment of public swimming pools in areas where no such facilities currently exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32980/26]
Jen Cummins written 2026-05-06 · to Culture
468. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to increase the number of public swimming pools available in Dublin 8 and Dublin 12. [31926/26]
Jen Cummins written 2026-05-06 · to Culture
469. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding available for communities to establish a public pool where there is none. [31927/26]
Ivana Bacik written 2026-05-06 · to Health
1131. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the HSE is in ownership of a swimming pool facility at Elm Park, Dublin 4; and her plans to ensure that it be preserved to provide additional swimming facilities for the local community. [32789/26]
Cormac Devlin written 2026-04-23 · to Culture
392. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP) will be open for applications; the way in which clubs can engage with this fund in advance of applications opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29596/26]
Malcolm Byrne written 2026-04-14 · to Culture
1567. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the implementation of the national swimming strategy. [24936/26]
Réada Cronin written 2026-03-18 · to Further and Higher Education
2251. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to redevelop the old swimming pool on the South Campus of Maynooth University as a critical piece of local infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19382/26]
Tony McCormack written 2026-03-03 · to Culture
154. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being taken to increase the provision of public swimming pools, particularly in areas currently without adequate facilities; and if he will outline any capital funding streams available for such projects. [16795/26]
Conor D McGuinness written 2026-03-03 · to Culture
161. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he recognises the need for a public swimming pool in Dungarvan, County Waterford; and when the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, which can assist in the delivery of the project, will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16759/26]
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