Civil rights

IRBOA: Oppose Waterways Ireland proposed draft Bye-Laws 2024, Dont Empty our Canals!

Petition is directed to
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O'Brien Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and HeritageMalcolm Noonan
891 supporters

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891 supporters

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  1. Launched September 2023
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This petition is important to me because I have friends who live on house boats on the grand canal, who will be directly affected by this byelaw change, and I as an angler who fishes on the grand canal will also be affected by this byelaw change.

Waterways Ireland is trying to introduce new bye-laws without having consulted all stakeholders. On such bye-laws, liveaboard will face a price hike up to 2000%, while Waterways Ireland has failed to publish their financial Reports for the year 2021 and 2022. How can they justify such price increase if their costs are not available to analyse?

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