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. Patrick Harkin:

That was in phase 1 or the first phase of the by-laws. We were proposing a speed limit there for the greenways. There was significant opposition from cycling and sporting clubs, so we moved away from the speed limit and went more towards a code of conduct. There is a by-law in the draft by-laws which states individuals will behave on the greenways in a respectful manner towards other greenway users. We will also be do an education and signage programme. That particular one evoked a lot of submissions, and we removed it from the phase 2 by-laws. It has remained outside the by-laws.