Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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It is great that it is close to being finalised because it is so important for whatever the future holds for the canals to have that tidied up.

Speaking of tidying up, I refer to spending on the cleaning of the Dublin canals, the Grand Canal Basin in particular. The Grand Canal Basin should be fantastic. It is quite beautiful. The plaza is gorgeous and all the rest of it. If the water quality were right, it would be a little paradise within the centre of the city. What kind of spending is Waterways Ireland doing there, even around litter removal? I refer to the famous shopping trolleys that are found at the end of these things. I do not know what people are thinking when they think putting a shopping trolley into a waterway is good fun but apparently many people seem to think it is. What is our ambition there? Where should we be aiming, particularly with Grand Canal Basin but also those parts of the canal within the city centre?