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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Mr. Rowe believe that if there had been preventative security there, those numbers would have been allowed to build up?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Okay. If security is the long-term objective and it also would have prevented the issue arising, surely security is now the option.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: You have said that. I accept that and I support it.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: What is the cost of the current arrangements?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: What is the cost of the fencing on its own?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Is the fencing hired?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: So that is an ongoing cost.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: How much does it cost on a daily or weekly basis?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: The total cost for the fencing so far is €45,000 and it has been there for how many weeks?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: We can do the maths very quickly on that. I will do so afterwards. My point is that we are now incurring the cost and we are losing the amenity.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Dublin City Council has a lot of experience of dealing with activity in areas much larger than the area being talked about here. The basic principle here is that the amenity must remain open. The costs being incurred are costs to close it, whereas we should be directing the costs to open it. I will finish on that point.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I accept that. We were informed at the time that there was a multi-agency approach. However, Mr. Rowe's answers earlier seemed to indicate that it was not done in conjunction with other agencies. Is that correct? I ask Mr. Rowe to clarify that.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Who initiated the multi-agency response?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Okay, so Waterways Ireland contacted the other agencies. Obviously, this intervention followed the previous intervention on Mount Street. Was Waterways Ireland involved in that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Perhaps it was an oversight not to have involved Waterways Ireland in the first removal given the proximity to the canal location and the likelihood that it might spill over and be displaced to-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I accept that. That is useful. I thank Mr. Rowe.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: While no net income would be coming in or it might be offset, Waterways Ireland has an obligation to the people it is charging regarding the encroachment because they may have a competitor operating at a lower cost base because of Waterways Ireland's inaction. It cannot only be based on the income because obviously that would have a net impact on the renegotiation of any future agreements.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the extension of the Luas to Finglas; and the latest projected timeline for delivery. [28450/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the delivery of the MetroLink. [28451/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Jul 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants who applied to be members of An Garda Síochána in its latest recruitment phase. [28652/24]