Mr. ?anna Rowe:

Once again, we are undertaking a 108-day open and transparent public consultation process. We consulted a number of stakeholders, including the Heritage Boat Association, the Inland Waterways Association and all its branches on the Shannon and the canals, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Royal Canal Amenity Group, the Irish Boat Rental Association and the Shannon Archaeological and Historical Association, and we also had the webinar with elected members.

Again, we had a pre-consultation. Prior to the 108 days of open, transparent public consultation, we engaged with the stakeholders the Deputy mentioned, such as the cruise hire sector and all the representative bodies involved in boating on our navigable waterways.