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Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Waterways Issues

Photo of Martin KennyMartin 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]

Photo of Josepha MadiganJosepha 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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