James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

Has the Minister plans to establish a River Shannon authority to co-ordinate the development and management of the waterway? It stretches 242 miles from County Cavan to the Shannon Estuary. Do I take it from the response to Deputy McCormack's question that the Minister is contemplating easing the regulations and marking provision for farmers to empty waterlogged slatted sheds in the interest of animal welfare. When will the OPW embark on taking the filth and vegetation out of the River Shannon?

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