Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion

Mr. ?anna Rowe:

We have, definitely.

The issue of the board of directors is a matter for the North-South Ministerial Council. We are a North-South body, established under the British-Irish Agreement Act. Some of the six bodies have boards and others do not. That is a matter for that body. We have robust procedures around how we manage and maintain our waterways. Our current by-laws are more than 30 years old and-----