Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 July 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland

9:30 am

Mr. Éanna Rowe:

We have 24 weed harvesters across the canals. They are fully deployed from when the weeds begin to grow until the end of the weed season. Then we cut a channel down the middle of the navigations. But yes, we can improve on our service level there, there is no doubt. It is dependent on a number of factors including sunshine, heat and water levels. This year the weed growth has not been as bad as other years. We are constantly reviewing our interventions in relation to weed harvesting along the canals.