2010 Report - Waterways Ireland

28284.3 Rating of the Waterways4.3.1 Overall RatingOverall the waterways are viewed positively with 90% rating thewaterways as very good or good. The Shannon waterway is the mosthighly rated waterway with 75% rating it as very good. Considering thatthis waterway is used by both overseas and domestic holidaymakers,this high approval rating demonstrates the strong positioning of thiswaterway within the tourism market in Ireland. The proportion of usersrating the waterways as poor or very poor is just 4% overall. There isclearly an opportunity to improve on ratings at the Royal Canal whichhas the lowest rating overall.Figure 20: Overall Rating of WaterwaysWaterwayGrand Lower Royal ShannonTotal Barrow Erne Canal Bann Canal Erne Shannon(1,421) (180) (105) (147) (137) (186) (161) (505)% % % % % % % %23Very good553950 51 4955754449Good3540 38 4535FairPoorVery poor89 7 561 3 113 4 6 - 4 22 111-21Mean score 4.41 4.26 4.34 4.33 4.43 3.86 4.40 4.712822Base: All who provided a rating10-031982 Waterway Users Research 2010 Report (1st December)