Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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374. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of boats removed from rivers, canals and inland waterways in Ireland from January 2022 to April 2023, by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24788/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Waterways Ireland is a North South Body responsible for the management and maintenance of more than 1000km of Ireland's inland waterways. They include the Shannon, Shannon Erne Waterway, Erne System, the Barrow, the Royal and Grand Canals and the Lower Bann Navigation. It is funded by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland.

The information requested in respect of the waterways under the remit of Waterways Ireland is not held in my Department, however arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for Waterways Ireland is ceo@waterwaysireland.ie