Written answers
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Waterways Issues
Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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1320. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of lock passages, that is, boat traffic on the Shannon navigation in each of the years 1992 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4426/20]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The attached table outlines the boat traffic data provided by Waterways Ireland for the Shannon Navigation at its various locks and lifting bridges for the period 2006 to date.
Data in relation to boat traffic prior to 2006 is not available.
YEAR | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 TO DATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PORTUMNA BRIDGE | 9494 | 9335 | 8001 | 7100 | 6629 | 5504 | 5349 | 5294 | 5395 | 5341 | 5453 | 5600 | 5944 | 5451 | 8 |
VICTORIA LOCK | 9158 | 8853 | 7709 | 6993 | 6345 | 5401 | 5068 | 4874 | 4934 | 5022 | 5132 | 5280 | 5348 | 5030 | 5 |
ATHLONE LOCK | 9005 | 8734 | 7505 | 6687 | 6688 | 5825 | 5796 | 6494 | 5775 | 6205 | 6570 | 6417 | 6516 | 5730 | 2 |
TARMONBARRY LOCK | 6388 | 6370 | 5846 | 5212 | 4968 | 4263 | 3920 | 3757 | 3885 | 3880 | 4198 | 4350 | 4231 | 4167 | 8 |
CLONDRA LOCK | 1193 | 1090 | 857 | 862 | 813 | 1102 | 1020 | 1099 | 1020 | 1241 | 1040 | 1152 | 984 | 1052 | 0 |
ROOSKY LOCK | 8168 | 8137 | 7248 | 6743 | 6482 | 6047 | 5555 | 5374 | 5565 | 5508 | 5771 | 5573 | 5469 | 5285 | 5 |
ALBERT LOCK | 10739 | 10850 | 9876 | 9379 | 8516 | 7563 | 7250 | 7040 | 7205 | 7286 | 7363 | 7344 | 7537 | 7293 | 0 |
CLARENDON LOCK | 6888 | 7250 | 6433 | 6351 | 5740 | 5006 | 5867 | 6088 | 5650 | 5509 | 5511 | 5270 | 5503 | 5292 | 2 |
BATTLEBRIDGE | 1643 | 1619 | 1331 | 1268 | 1135 | 1127 | 880 | 1016 | 835 | 813 | 853 | 938 | 1063 | 875 | 1 |
DRUMLEAGUE | 1563 | 1568 | 1275 | 1205 | 1097 | 1074 | 836 | 962 | 797 | 796 | 839 | 912 | 1030 | 849 | 1 |
DRUMSHANBO LOCK | 846 | 828 | 773 | 681 | 655 | 599 | 481 | 578 | 387 | 372 | 435 | 408 | 413 | 345 | 1 |
POLLBOY LOCK | 2042 | 2106 | 1766 | 1374 | 1474 | 1523 | 903 | 1198 | 1222 | 1084 | 1420 | 1313 | 1219 | 846 | 0 |
SARSFIELD LOCK | 239 | 202 | 167 | 114 | 164 | 122 | 239 | 113 | 97 | 71 | 1 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 0 |
TOTAL | 67366 | 66942 | 58787 | 53969 | 50706 | 45156 | 43164 | 43887 | 42767 | 43128 | 44586 | 44587 | 45298 | 42265 | 33 |
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