Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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308. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department owns a folio (details supplied); if so, when the land parcels were taken into Departmental ownership; the reason the land parcels were taken into Departmental ownership; if they are not in Departmental ownership, the reason the Land Registry indicates they are; if it will be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19067/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I can confirm that the land was acquired by the Department in order to assist Waterways Ireland (or its predecessors) in the development and maintenance of the Shannon-Erne Waterway.

The folios in question were registered on February 10th 1999 (Folio: LM 8164F, Plan No. 73) and June 5th 2001 (Folio: LM 9660F, Plan No. 74). 

I am informed that Waterways Ireland continues to have an operational need for this land to facilitate maintenance and development works on the Shannon-Erne Waterway. I am assured that Waterways Ireland will work with local groups to facilitate local community gain on this site.