Housing output to reach 40,000 units next year

Construction output — including non-residential and civil engineering — is forecast to grow by 1.4% in 2024 and 6% in 2025

Housing completions per 1,000 of the population in Ireland hit 5.9 in 2024, and are expected to rise to 7.0 next year. Stock picture: Yui Mok/PA

Ireland is forecast to deliver the strongest rate of new housing completions across 19 European countries this year as it scrambles to reach completion targets.

Data from the EY-Euroconstruct monitor shows the level of housing completions per 1,000 of the population in Ireland at 5.9 in 2024, rising to 7.0 next year.