Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have some initial observations and then Mr. Rowe can respond to me. Regarding the dispute mechanism - I take on board we are probably at loggerheads on this – the feedback from boat users, particular in respect of the Shannon and the lakeways, is that there is no outcome other than the lengthy process of going to the Ombudsman. Many of them have outstanding long-standing issues that are not being resolved. Is there an opportunity for Waterways Ireland to look at it after today since it seems to be still a consistent issue across a number of contributors that we need an inbuilt dispute mechanism?