Mr. Jerry Gleeson:

Mr. Rowe mentioned Sallins. The cost for the serviced jetty in Sallins is €2,500 so it is going up from €126 to €2,500. I know retired people living on that jetty who are extremely concerned about being able to meet this charge. Also, it is a permit payment that must be paid out in one go. It is not as if it can be paid out over the year in instalments so this has made a lot of people very worried. The vast majority of boat dwellers on the canals are living on the grass bank. They generate their own power with solar panels and wind generators. All they really require from Waterways Ireland is pump-out facilities for sewerage and water and for the navigation to be kept in good condition.