Fáilte Ireland is gathering information on the use of Salthill’s Blackrock diving tower in Galway to determine whether it should fund its refurbishment.
As The Connacht Tribune reports, Galway city councillors have been informed that footfall counters have been installed at the popular swimming location as part of building a business case for investment.
Director of services Patrick Greene said that the local authority had to seek funding as it could require a “seven figure” sum.
“The purpose is to bring Fáilte Ireland in,”he said.
Councillors were told that the aim was to fund “restoration, not reinvention”, and avoid the proposals to include railings mooted back in 2017.
Progress on smaller works at the tower is being made, the councillors were told. An environmental screening had been carried out on the diving tower ladder as officials said they did not believe it would survive the next storm.
The councillors were told that a bid to fund the proposed tidal pool at Salthill’s Ladies Beach was unsuccessful. Monies had been sought from the Government’s Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund.
Wheelchair access to Ladies Beach is also said to be advancing.
The projects are part of a wider Salthill village and seafront strategy currently being prepared by consultants, with final public engagement due in January of next year, the council meeting heard.
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