Record number of homes began construction in the past 12 months

New home starts have increased every year since 2015 with the exception of 2020 due to the pandemic

The Government's Housing for All plan targets 33,000 new units each year up until 2030.

A record number of new homes began construction in the last 12 months new figures show.

The Department of Housing said construction commencement notices for 2,809 new residential homes were received for March. It brings to 34,846, the number of new homes to commence construction in the past year. The figure is the highest rolling 12-month total since the State first began collating the data.