Surge in home building with record 18,000 commencements in April

Around 18,000 units got under way in April, which is unprecedented for any month on record and equates to over half of last year’s total commencements in a single month.

A record 18,000 homes began construction last month as builders scrambled to get in ahead of a deadline for ending a waiver on development fees.

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien is expected to brief his colleagues on what has been described as “extraordinary” figures for April on construction commencements.