Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Lawless.

That concludes the session. I thank witnesses for their contributions; the committee has found them helpful. Obviously, any submissions must be made before 26 February and I am sure Waterways Ireland welcomes those submissions. I hope people who have joined the committee today, such as the residents and boat owners in the Public Gallery, as well as people watching online, got some benefit from today's meeting. I ask them to contact any member of this committee if there is something that was not asked or something that occurs to them after they have left the room. This committee will happily assist and engage throughout this process as best as it can.

I will come back to Mr. Finnegan with an outline of what the process and the likely timeline are and around who decides what and when. I acknowledge it is a big concern and I know Waterways Ireland wishes to put regularisation and provisional services in place for the benefit of everybody.