'Get more homes built': House prices soar 9% in 2024 as supply crisis deepens

On housing supply, official data has suggested Ireland will have fallen far short of the 40,000 new homes the Government had touted would be built in 2024.

The rate of price increase for a home in Ireland hit its highest level for nearly a decade in 2024 — but the number of homes actually reaching the market for potential buyers is barely increasing.

It comes as figures show the number of secondhand homes for sale across the country is at its lowest since records began in 2007.