SHANNON SWIMMING & LEISURE CENTRE TO RECEIVE ACCESS & ENERGY GRANTS

Fine Gael Senator Tony Mulcahy has welcomed Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring’s announcement this morning of €4.4 million in grants to 19 swimming pools which include Shannon swimming & leisure centre.


These grants will be used depending on the pool to improve access for people with disabilities. These will include providing ramps, hoists, widening doorways or new changing facilities where necessary. Additional heating improvements will also be installed to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings.

Welcoming this announcement Senator Mulcahy who is Fine Gael Seanad spokesman on Communications Energy & Natural Resources said that he was “ Delighted to hear that Shannon Swimming pool has been included in these new grants. Any money that Government spends on helping those with disabilities access the leisure centre pool in Shannon has to be good for the community. The spin-off to the local economy through people being employed on this project is also a welcome boost. By investing in these improvements more and more people will be able to use the centre. The energy efficiency improvements which will form part of the money to be spent will help cut the heating bills for the centre. Heating bills for swimming pools are the largest cost that has to be covered every year and if we can reduce this cost to the taxpayer and cut our carbon footprint at the same time then we are in a win win situation. ”