Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 376: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the moneys allocated for the necessary works to make the Royal Canal navigable through County Longford; and the expenditure on this project in Longford for each of the past five years. [3492/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The matter raised by the Deputy is the responsibility of Waterways Ireland, one of the six North-South implementation bodies established under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999. The body has responsibility for the management, maintenance and development of inland waterways, principally for recreational purposes. I understand from Waterways Ireland that the allocation for the restoration of the Royal Canal under the National Development Plan 2000 — 2006 was IR£12 million, €15.3 million, in 1999 terms.

For the year 2005, €3.42 million has been allocated for the restoration of the Royal Canal and it is envisaged by Waterways Ireland that €2.99 million will be spent on projects in County Longford. Expenditure in the past five years on this project in County Longford was as follows: