Mr. Niall ? Donnabh?in:

Deputy Collins asked some valid questions about Spring Lane. It started with ten families and still has extended versions of the same families, which is interesting in itself. There are 50 families and we are dealing with every one of them regarding Spring Lane. There are solutions in place. Regarding the 27 units, some families have moved off the site. Seven families have moved off the site to standard housing; that was their requirement.

When we initiated this process, we met with every one of the families using independent stakeholder engagement specialists. They were met and walked through options from the point of view of their preferences. Some Traveller families prefer to go to standard housing. That is what they wanted to do. We worked in a prioritised way to get standard houses for those families. In the meantime, as part of this process and because of the timelines we have just identified, certain Traveller families will still want to move out. We will not have an issue with that until such time as we pull the trigger on proceeding with the development. Our choice-based letting system is still available to every Traveller family. If Traveller families on the site wish to move, we will facilitate them moving into standard housing or other available housing. That will be the context and it will provide a degree of future-proofing. As part of the assessment of the site and the family needs, we have also looked at the younger generation coming through as to providing for the family composition and formation. You cannot go so far down that it becomes unworkable, but we have worked in a practical way in the context of the age profile of younger Traveller families coming through. They were accommodated as part of the plan and of the long-term plan. Every family has a solution in place. We are working through their requirements with them.