Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In places where the Arterial Drainage Act applies, we do the work. In some sections, it is the local authorities or Waterways Ireland that carry out some of the work. Last year I set up a pilot scheme and gave five local authorities a sum of money to do some channel cleaning and cleaning of what the Chairman asked about to see if we can make local authorities more efficient in helping with channel cleaning.

I understand weirs come under the ownership of Waterways Ireland and most of the maintenance work would be undertaken by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht rather than OPW.