Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Waterways Ireland: Discussion.
3:00 pm
Mr. Éanna Rowe:
No. Winter mooring provides no services apart from a safe harbour for a person's boat. Winter moorings only apply to the Shannon navigation. On the Shannon navigation, we are very conscious of the fact that there is already a large offering from private marina owners who have made an investment in their marinas. The last thing Waterways Ireland wants to do is to in any way undermine or undercut the offering provided by those marinas. As I said, there are 9,000 registered boats on the system. Last year, approximately 150 winter moorings were availed of on the Shannon navigation. The private sector is in that space.