Partial rebound but new-home builds still weighed by Covid-19 crisis         

CSO figures show 5,021 new homes were built in the three months to the end of June, up sharply from the previous quarter when restrictions on sites were still in place

Even before the onset of the pandemic, Irish new house completions were running far short of the 35,000 new homes many economists predict are needed annually. Picture: Larry Cummins

The number of new housing units built in the most recent quarter has shown a partial rebound as Covid-19 restrictions on building sites were lifted, but new home building is still weighed by the fallout of the pandemic, official figures suggest.      

The CSO figures show 5,021 new homes were built in the three months to the end of June, up sharply from the previous quarter when restrictions on sites were by and large still in place.