Mr. Jerry Gleeson:

We have 350 or so members. They would not all live aboard boats. The number living on boats would be closer to 300. As the Senator mentioned, this includes young families with children. I do not know if any of them are here today. Two babies aged under two months are here today in their mothers' arms. These couples with young babies, toddlers and all the rest are under pressure as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. Any household in the State would have difficulty dealing with another bill of €2,000 being issued to it. We want to know what will happen if people cannot pay the fees. We would like the representatives from Waterways Ireland to outline what will happen when someone cannot pay the permit cost.