Written answers
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
Inland Waterways
3:00 pm
Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 86: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport when Waterways Ireland will replace the wall that has fallen into the River Barrow at Fonthill, Ballinabranagh, County Carlow. [10998/11]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by Waterways Ireland that this wall forms the boundary between its back-drain and the Carlow-Milford road. Approximately 20m of the wall collapsed due to construction traffic involved in the building of the new M9/M10 motorway works. It is understood that the cost of replacing the wall would be of the order of â¬60,000.
I understand that in discussions between representatives of Waterways Ireland and Carlow County Council it emerged, unfortunately, that this wall was not included in the compensation received by the County Council from the NRA for damage to the roads in the area as a result of the M9/M10 works.
Waterways Ireland has informed me that as this wall does not impinge in the navigation and there are no plans at present to replace the wall. However, if funding was to become available from the motorway project, Waterways Ireland would be happy to have the wall rebuilt in co-operation with Carlow County Council.
Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he will consider building a marina at Rudkins Mill, Bagenalstown, County Carlow, to coincide with the 220th anniversary of the opening of the River Barrow as a navigable river. [10999/11]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by Waterways Ireland that it has no plans at present to build a marina at this location. Such a project was not included in the programme of capital works for the waterways submitted in the context of the National Development Plan and accordingly no funding has been allocated for it.
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