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:

An increase in the cost of an annual permit from €127 to €200 is reasonable.

On the houseboat permits, as we outlined already, we had independent research done and tried to benchmark this internationally as to what is charged for houseboat permits.