Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position of the programme proposed to provide accessible footpaths and cycle paths adjacent to the Grand Canal and all other canals for recreational purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3989/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that Waterways Ireland is a member of the Irish Trails Strategy Committee, under the Irish Sports Council, which includes activities such as canoeing, walking and cycling for the purposes of developing appropriate standards. Waterways Ireland also works closely with the National Trails Office within the Irish Sports Council in relation to the continued development and improvement of National Waymarked Ways as approved walking routes.

Waterways Ireland has a close working relationship with local authorities along the canal network. For example, Waterways Ireland has worked jointly with Dublin City Council to upgrade towpaths in Dublin City. They are also working with South Dublin County Council to install parallel walkways and cycle ways along the Grand Canal.