Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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Question 353: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received proposals from Limerick City Council concerning alterations to the regeneration master plan; when he expects to be in a position to revert to the council on this matter; and if he is treating this as urgent. [26163/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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The Limerick Regeneration Agencies in conjunction with Limerick City Council are at present finalising the detailed and costed plans for the implementation of Phase 1 of the Limerick Regeneration Programme. These plans, which are currently being considered in draft form by my Department, are the next and necessary step towards delivering meaningful regeneration across the City, providing a road map for achieving the vision for regeneration as set out in the original masterplan. My Department is in contact on an ongoing basis with both the Agencies and the City Council in finalising these plans.

In the interim, the Agencies and City Council are continuing to build on the achievements of the last four years through ongoing support for the programme of social interventions including specific measures to address anti-social behaviour, enterprise promotion initiatives and through the acquisition of land and sites for future regeneration projects. The Agencies recently oversaw the commencement of the first housing construction project at Cliona Park and are working with the City Council to progress a number of other projects over the coming months. The City Council is also delivering an ambitious house upgrading programme which has significantly improved the energy efficiency of almost 400 houses this year. It is hoped to begin a further phase of refurbishments later this year.