Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion

3:45 pm

Mr. Ciarán Flanagan:

We have known this for a long time. Waterways Ireland has known it, as has Dublin Port. There are other areas on the Liffey where there has been discussion of trying to bring yachts and pontoons onto the river. These are things that are difficult for organisations to do alone. Businesses are flexible and can join up the nesting between one group and another, garner support on the ground and create a positive movement through connecting locals and all the bits that are difficult to do from a political and structural point of view within organisations. That is where an organisation like ours plays a key part. We can sew that together. We are the friendly guys who can talk to communities and between authorities to make this happen. We can attract capital from private enterprise if that is needed. However, we are also small business owners with our own jobs. This is where some type of ongoing entity we can nurture and manage for the State comes in to help us make amazing things happen in the docklands.

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