Jack Wall
Ceist:143 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands if she will reconsider the position of the provision of a properly designed, covered dry-dock for the Grand Canal at Athy, County Kildare. [12644/01]
Written Answers - Inland Waterways.
The Deputy might wish to note that Waterways Ireland, a North-South Implementation Body for inland waterways, was established on 2 December 1999 on foot of the British-Irish Agreement and was assigned the functions of management, maintenance, development and restoration of certain inland navigable waterways systems throughout the island, principally for recreational purposes.
Accordingly, any proposal to roof the dry dock at Athy is now a matter for Waterways Ireland to consider, and I suggest that he might wish to raise the issue directly with the body.