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. Jerry Gleeson:

Boaters do not pay property tax but then they do not have any property rights. Boat owners provide their own boat and what Waterways Ireland provides is a parking space. Mr. Rowe mentioned comparing it to a two-bedroom apartment. The price of a parking space is a much more realistic way to measure this.