Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I remind the Deputy that in the very short space of time under legislation in which people had to respond, over 2,000 people made submissions, so obviously there is huge interest in the changes to the by-laws. Waterways Ireland is now considering the submissions it has received. It is a North-South body and is one of the most effective such bodies on this island. It has made huge investment in our waterways, putting in moorings right across the country, bringing life to little places that did not have it in the past. There have been major developments in places like Killaloe-Ballina in County Clare that have changed those villages, as well as in Boyle in County Roscommon. Waterways Ireland is a very efficient and effective cross-Border body.

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