Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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163. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the restoration of the Ulster Canal will proceed to the next stage; the funding allocated for this project in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6511/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Government approval to restore a 2.5km stretch of the Ulster Canal from the Shannon-Erne Waterway to the International Scout Centre at Castle Saunderson, Co. Cavan was granted on 24 February 2015. The project, which comprises three work phases, is being undertaken by Waterways Ireland.

Waterways Ireland is in the final stages of the tender assessment process for Phase 3 of the Ulster Canal works which will extend navigation to Castlesaunderson, Co. Cavan.

It is expected that the contract will be awarded by the end of February 2017. It is anticipated that a contractor will be on site towards the end of April 2017.

A budget of €1.8m has been allocated to this project for 2017.