Housing commencement notices for first three months of 2025 lowest in years, new figures show
In Cork City, there were just 31 commencement notices issued for quarter one, compared to 150 in Cork county. File picture
There were just under 3,000 housing commencement notices issued in the first three months of 2025, the lowest since 2021.
The figures published by the Department of Housing show of the 2,918 notices issued, there were 1,178 in January, the lowest figure for that month since 2017. In February, there were 1,017 commencement notices, the lowest for that month since 2021.
