Mr. Éanna Rowe:

To give a of background very quickly, Waterways Ireland has removed more than 330 tents from the Grand Canal over the five weeks since 9 May, which was when the first removal took place. We worked in partnership with other agencies, IPAS, the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, Dublin City Council, DCC, the HSE and An Garda Síochána to undertake these multiagency activities. Our primary concern is health and safety. The canal banks are not appropriate sites for tented encampments. We would all agree on that. In fact, the picture we sent through, which the Chair referenced, shows exactly how dangerous these tented encampments were on the banks of our canals, not only at deep lock structures but also on jetties and at waiting jetties beside deep water. The public health-----