Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on plans to publish the list of legal authorised developments along the Waterways Ireland system by a person (details supplied) operations controller for Waterways Ireland committed to a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government on 9 July 2024; the reason it has not yet been published and a make a commitment to ensure that this information is published as soon as possible. [36642/24]

Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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Waterways Ireland is a North/South Implementation Body established under the British Irish Agreement of 10 April 1998. It is funded by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland.

The information requested is not held in my Department. 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 oireachtas@waterwaysireland.org .

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that Waterways Ireland has admitted several large commercial developments have been built on, or encroached onto, its property; who is responsible for these developments in the event of an accident; if they are insured by the operators of the unauthorised developments; and if not, if they are insured by Waterways Ireland and liable in the event of an accident in these unauthorised developments. [36643/24]

Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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Waterways Ireland is a North South Implementation Body established under the British Irish Agreement of 10 April 1998. It is funded by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland.

I am informed that Waterways Ireland has identified the existence of more than four hundred alleged encroachments on its property and has established a dedicated team to review each and to regularise, as appropriate. Waterways Ireland estimates that completion of this process will take between 3 and 5 years.

The detailed information requested in relation to particular alleged encroachments or unauthorised developments on property owned by Waterways Ireland is not held in my Department. 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 ceoffice@waterwaysireland.org.