Government did not request 'unsightly' fencing to prevent tents on Dublin's Grand Canal

Chief Executive of Waterways Ireland John McDonagh told TDs there were no requests made by either the Department of Integration or minister Roderic O’Gorman’s office to install the fencing. Picture: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

The decision to install fencing on the banks of Grand Canal to prevent tents was taken solely by Waterways Ireland, the Public Accounts Committee has heard.

Chief Executive of Waterways Ireland John McDonagh told TDs there were no requests made by either the Department of Integration or minister Roderic O’Gorman’s office to install the fencing.