Only 13,660 buildings under construction 'amid Covid-19 lockdown hit'         

Covid-19 restrictions safety officer Michael O'Sullivan, assisted by Caroline O'Keffee, checks the temperature of one of the workers at the Astra construction site in Janeville, Carrigaline, Co Cork. Picture: David Creedon / Anzenberger

Only 13,661 residential buildings were under construction at the end of June, suggesting that the Covid-19 building site lockdowns will have a long-lasting effect on the housing market, according to figures from the authoritative GeoDirectory survey. 

The survey finds there were 13,661 new buildings being built in the Republic in June 2020, down by over 3% from a year earlier.