Housing target missed as the number of new homes built last year fell 6.7%

Figures fall significantly short of demand, targets and forecasts

There were 16,200 housing scheme homes completed last year, a rise of 4.6% from 2023.

The number of new homes built in Ireland last year fell by 6.7% compared to the number completed in 2023.

New figures from the CSO based on connections to the electricity network show there were 30,330 new dwelling completions in the whole of 2024, down on the 32,525 completed in 2023.