Mr. John Dolan:

The Boyne navigation is owned by An Taisce and the OPW. The IWAI Boyne navigation branch has been working on a voluntary basis on that canal for a couple of years. It has rewatered a couple of miles of it and refurbished a number of lock gates, including the sea lock, opening the waterway to the sea.

It is always a matter of resources. There is no point in changing the player in any one event unless that player can bring the resources to the table. Waterways Ireland's resources have been cut over the years. It currently struggles with respect to the waterways and maintaining its desired level of service. If it were taking authority of another canal or navigation, it would be critical for it to have the resources.