Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

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 (Resumed)

Mr. ?anna Rowe:

What will happen is that alternative sites will be offered to people who do not avail of a serviced houseboat mooring. We have a limited number of serviced moorings for houseboats, as I said. We have 12 in Sallins and there is a community of 36 live-aboards in Sallins at the moment. We have a catch-up to do as regards the investment we want to provide. We want to support these communities and give them surety, but we need to invest in the infrastructure and put a proper regime of regulation in place. That is, as the Deputy said, linked to the service they receive.