Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister of State knows, the River Shannon rises at the Shannon Pot in the Cuilcagh Mountains in County Cavan. It is a massive national and natural resource for our country. A huge part of that waterway is now navigable, making it a massive tourist and recreational amenity for our own people and visitors to our country. As the Minister of State will know from the files in the Department, I am anxious that the stretch of this river from Lough Allen to Dowra village in County Cavan also be made navigable. Some years ago, significant preparatory work was done on making this specific stretch navigable. Dowra is the first village on the River Shannon and I would like that stretch to be given immediate attention if possible.

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