Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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546. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the major encroachments dealt with and regularised to date by Waterways Ireland (details supplied). [7912/25]

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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547. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Waterways Ireland is willing to regularise major encroachments that do not have planning permission. [7913/25]

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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548. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Waterways Ireland is willing to regularise major encroachments built in special protected areas and special areas of conservation. [7914/25]

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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549. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a list of legal authorised marinas has been published; and if so, are they available to the public. [7915/25]

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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550. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the regularisation of unauthorised developments will be at the expense of Waterways Ireland, that is, the taxpayer (details supplied); and if not, if the unauthorised developments will contribute. [7916/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 546, 547, 548, 549 and 550 together.

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, and authorised marinas on the Shannon, 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.