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:

As I outlined in my statement, we targeted the public consultation across three main media. The first element was an online campaign and across our social media platforms. The second element was the public information evenings which were well attended, particularly along the Shannon. We are holding another one this evening to try to reach out to as many people as possible who want to have their say on the by-laws. The third element was that we provided copies of the by-laws in every public library along the Shannon, the Shannon-Erne Waterway, the Ulster Canal, the three canals and the River Barrow. We have orchestrated the campaign of engagement in as broad a way as possible.