The outgoing chief executive of the Limerick Regeneration Agencies has expressed disappointment at the lack of progress made on the project over the last five years.
Brendan Kenny said that despite over €100m being spent on the project, some families are actually worse off compared to when the regeneration process began.
However, Mr Kenny said that there have been some achievements, including the demolition of 900 houses and the re-housing of 300 families in other parts of Limerick city.
Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, he said there still is a lot of work to be done and areas of Southill in particular have not improved as much as he would have liked.
Minister for Housing Jan O'Sullivan said the reorganisation of how regeneration is delivered will ensure the focus shifts to building quality homes and sustainable communities.
Speaking on the same programme, Ms O'Sullivan said around 100 new homes will be built this year, with 33 of these homes to be completed shortly.
She said there needs to be more focus on the communities themselves.
While there has been a lot of improvement in the social area and in many ways the lives of people are better, she said, there is still a "huge amount" of work to be done on the physical regeneration of the communities in Limerick.
The Regeneration Agencies tasked with overseeing the project will be wound up next month.
Their responsibilities will be passed to Limerick City Council and from next year it will be the responsibility of the new authority for Limerick city and county.
