Home building activity falls by over 4% marking 'hugely disappointing' start to 2025

While the total volume of production in building and construction rose at the beginning of this year, residential activity dropped by 4.3%

Today’s CSO findings follow data released earlier this month showing a decline in the number of homes approved for planning permission in the first three months of 2025. 

The volume of production in building and construction rose by almost 5% in the first three months of 2025 when compared with the end of last year.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Friday show that on an annual basis, a 13.5% increase was recorded in the volume of production in building and construction between January and March.