Ms Denise Doyle:

The loans were issued to people living on our existing sites and our basic service sites. That goes for the emergency grants as well.

We are drafting our new TAP at the moment. The current TAP has been delayed significantly due to Covid. However, some of our priorities in terms of capital works shifted during Covid and we focused on some of our previously unauthorised sites, which are now classified as basic service sites due the works carried during the Covid response. Much of the work that was carried out included upgrades to electrical services and water supply as well as resurfacing of ground works. The works that are now in place will help to facilitate future redevelopments in our new TAP.

Of the capital works projects planned for our current TAP, nine houses are expected to built in Cara Park. We went for stage 2 funding in December 2023, so that is with the Department. We plan to build a further three new homes in Avila Park and hope to have that started on site by the end of the year. We are building one house in Reuben Street and we hope to have a tender package ready to go at the end of March. Again, we hope to be on site this year with that. We have two houses in Camac Park we are in process of procuring a design team for. One of the houses will be a refurbishment, upgraded and extended property, while a new house will be built on the land beside it. Again, we hope to be on site in respect of those two properties towards the end of the year. Future-proofing for the younger generation is an ongoing process. That will be looked at through the needs assessment of our sites.