Minister Humphreys welcomes further €24,000 boost to local swimming pool operators

February 17, 2021

€24,253 has been allocated to swimming pool operators in Cavan and Monaghan in the second and final phase of the COVID-19 swimming pool grant scheme. In total, €91,418 have been allocated to local swimming pool facilities under the COVID-19 swimming pool grant scheme which has been welcomed by Minister Heather Humphreys.

 

In total, €706,000 has been announced by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media, Catherine Martin TD, and Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers TD for swimming pool operators across the country.

 

Sport Ireland appointed Ireland Active, the representative body for the leisure, health and fitness sector, to administer the swimming pool grant scheme, supported by partners Swim Ireland.

The €2.5m funding scheme was announced as part of the July Stimulus package which aimed to support publicly accessible swimming pools respond to the challenge associated with maintaining swimming pools and the effort to reopen and remain open, within COVID-19 safety protocols, and to promote participation in the sport of swimming.

 

Cavan – Monaghan TD and Minister Heather Humphreys said: ‘It is important for local communities that sports facilities such as swimming pools are serviced and maintained throughout lockdown in order to ensure that reopening occurs when it is appropriate and safe to do so.”

 

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media, Catherine Martin TD said: “It continues to be a very difficult time for swimming pool operators and the funding announced today, as well as that announced in December, will provide some stability in the months ahead.”

 

The ongoing restrictions continue to cause uncertainty for swimming pool operators, which remain closed at the current Level 5. In December 2020 €2,386,519 was awarded to over 200 facilities.

Commenting on the funding, Minister Chambers said: “In 2019 the Irish Sports Monitor identified swimming as the second most popular sport amongst adults. While pools have been closed due to the public health restrictions, this funding will help them to emerge from this crisis ready to welcome people back as soon as is safe to do so.”

 

 

Facility Name

County

     
  1. 4Fit Leisure Centre
  2.  

Monaghan

     
  1. Bailieborough Swimming &       Leisure Centre
  2.  

Cavan

     
  1. Cavan Swimming & Leisure       Complex
  2.  

Cavan

     
  1. Coral Leisure Monaghan LTD
  2.  

Monaghan

     
  1. Farnham Estate Spa and Golf       Resort
  2.  

Cavan

     
  1. Hillgrove Hotel
  2.  

Monaghan

     
  1. Nuremore Hotel Leisure Centre

Monaghan

     

     
  1. Slieve Russell Hotel

Cavan

     

     
  1. The Glencarn Hotel and       Leisure Centre

Monaghan

     
     
  1. Zest Health & Fitness       Club

Monaghan

     

 

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