I think it is essential to debate these proposed bye law amendments. The consultation period is far too short a time to consider the implications. There was a serious lack of information given.
Apart from the fact that these changes will absolutely cause homelessness. Many of the changes will not stand up to proper scrutiny. For instance.
Mooring charges will be levied in part based on the length and width of your barge.
The canals were built to take vessels 60 foot in length .
The combined mooring and passage permits as stipulated in the 1986-88 bye laws were the same price for every boat regardless of size.
If the permits had been size specific I would not have had a 60 foot barge built back in 2002. That would be stupid of me as I am not rich.
I believe it is unfair to retroactively levy these charges on those already using the canals.
I cannot change the size of my barge it will always be 60 foot in length.
The canals were built to take 60 foot barges. Therefore the moorings spaces would have to have been 60 foot long also.
I have lived on a private mooring at lowtown marina since I first got a boat. I paid the marina 1,200 annually for the first eight years then 1,450 euros a year for my mooring. They levied the fee on a monthly basis.
For this I had my mooring, waste disposal, secure car parking, electricity(extra), cctv boat watch, diesel,
septic tank pump out (extra), water and a postal address.
I also paid for an annual combined mooring and passage permit as required by the bye laws.
I have lived here at lowtown for 12 years now .
In 2012 Waterways Ireland tried to evict me from my
mooring. I have resisted they're initial bullying and intimidation , the forced closure of Lowtown marina , the denial of my rights as a tenant by both Waterways Ireland and lowtown marine services LTD. I am currently moored in a no mans land under siege like conditions. Both waterways Ireland and Lowtown marine services LTD deny any liability for the situation in which I find myself through no fault of my own.
Waterways Ireland are a discrace .
gerard lacey
Posted on 14 Feb 2014 11:56 pm
I think it is essential to debate these proposed bye law amendments. The consultation period is far too short a time to consider the implications. There was a serious lack of information given.
Apart from the fact that these changes will absolutely cause homelessness. Many of the changes will not stand up to proper scrutiny. For instance.
Mooring charges will be levied in part based on the length and width of your barge.
The canals were built to take vessels 60 foot in length .
The combined mooring and passage permits as stipulated in the 1986-88 bye laws were the same price for every boat regardless of size.
If the permits had been size specific I would not have had a 60 foot barge built back in 2002. That would be stupid of me as I am not rich.
I believe it is unfair to retroactively levy these charges on those already using the canals.
I cannot change the size of my barge it will always be 60 foot in length.
The canals were built to take 60 foot barges. Therefore the moorings spaces would have to have been 60 foot long also.
I have lived on a private mooring at lowtown marina since I first got a boat. I paid the marina 1,200 annually for the first eight years then 1,450 euros a year for my mooring. They levied the fee on a monthly basis.
For this I had my mooring, waste disposal, secure car parking, electricity(extra), cctv boat watch, diesel,
septic tank pump out (extra), water and a postal address.
I also paid for an annual combined mooring and passage permit as required by the bye laws.
I have lived here at lowtown for 12 years now .
In 2012 Waterways Ireland tried to evict me from my
mooring. I have resisted they're initial bullying and intimidation , the forced closure of Lowtown marina , the denial of my rights as a tenant by both Waterways Ireland and lowtown marine services LTD. I am currently moored in a no mans land under siege like conditions. Both waterways Ireland and Lowtown marine services LTD deny any liability for the situation in which I find myself through no fault of my own.
Waterways Ireland are a discrace .