“It’s still not clear who is going to build them,”

It costs €45,000 more than an average market value to build a three bedroom house in Dublin, a survey has found.

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland is calling for a housing authority to be established to deal with the housing crisis.

New figures show that property prices increased in all parts of the country during 2013, with the biggest rise of 15.7% in Dublin.