591. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 16 October 2013, if the option of introducing a drop lock to replace the need of the lifting bridge has been considered since the establishment of Waterways Ireland or if that assessment was made by Waterways Ireland’s predecessors; the level of use of the sea level assumed in the assessment; if the impact of the Spencer Dock greenway was taken into account and vice versa, was account taken of the impact on the greenway were the sea level to be made accessible to navigation by replacing the lifting bridge; if the assessment includes analysis of whether the effective reopening of the sea level of the Royal Canal to meaningful levels of year round traffic would be consistent with the EU's commitment to the protection and preservation of cultural heritage, in view of the fact that Dublin's waterway's heritage is part of the cultural infrastructure of Europe, contributing to economic attractiveness, job opportunities and quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45987/13]

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591. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 16 October 2013, if the option of introducing a drop lock to replace the need of the lifting bridge has been considered since the establishment of Waterways Ireland or if that assessment was made by Waterways Ireland’s predecessors; the level of use of the sea level assumed in the assessment; if the impact of the Spencer Dock greenway was taken into account and vice versa, was account taken of the impact on the greenway were the sea level to be made accessible to navigation by replacing the lifting bridge; if the assessment includes analysis of whether the effective reopening of the sea level of the Royal Canal to meaningful levels of year round traffic would be consistent with the EU's commitment to the protection and preservation of cultural heritage, in view of the fact that Dublin's waterway's heritage is part of the cultural infrastructure of Europe, contributing to economic attractiveness, job opportunities and quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45987/13]

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