Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said Limerick’s Regeneration programme needs to refocus itself and concentrate on building new homes and physical regeneration.
Mr Hogan was in Limerick this morning to meet the Regeneration team and local community leaders about the project and its lack of progress.
Minister Hogan had been critical of progress so far and said there had been a lot of problems in delivering what was set out in the master plan.
He said it now needed to concentrate on its building programme this year, in line with the targets set out in that plan four years ago.
However, he said the Regeneration project would continue to have a strong focus when Limerick’s city and county councils amalgamate in the coming year.
Minister Jan O'Sullivan, who sits at Cabinet and has responsibility for housing, will be taking an active role in speeding up the programme in the Regeneration areas.
She said a lot of money had been spent so far in relocating families out of the Regeneration areas and the emphasis now had to be on delivering new homes for people.
