Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 540: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there have been discussions between the Grand Canal Development Committee and his Department regarding funding of works that will upgrade and refurbish the Grand Canal in Dublin; and if his Department will release funding for same. [14668/06]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The responsibility for the maintenance of the Grand Canal lies with Waterways Ireland, a North-South body, established under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999, and co-sponsored by my Department and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the North.

I attended a public meeting organised by the Grand Canal Development Committee on 28 March 2006 together with representatives of Waterways Ireland. It was confirmed at the meeting that sufficient funding is in place to allow Waterways Ireland upgrade and refurbish the Grand Canal in Dublin as required, and that Waterways Ireland is committed to making further improvements to the amenities on this stretch of canal in future years.