Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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190. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when will the towpath on the Royal Canal be reopened from Jones Road to Drumcondra Road as it has been closed since July 2013; if he will confirm that Waterways Ireland has made contact with Bord Gáis Éireann about making the necessary arrangments for the gas main there; when this contact occurred; the meetings that have been held; if he will provide a schedule of the work that remains to be carried out; when it will be carried out, due to the importance of this route for leisure and commuting walkers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54891/13]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Waterways Ireland has informed me that it has included the repair to the collapsed wall on the 1^st level of the Royal Canal at Portland Place in its business planning for 2014. I am also advised that Waterways Ireland Operations Engineers met with Bord Gáis Éireann at the time of the collapse and again on 16^th August 2013. In addition, several phone conversations have taken place between staff of the two organisations to progress the design solution.

Waterways Ireland is finalising the tender documentation for issue early in 2014 and anticipates the towpath reopening in Summer 2014.