New home completions rise 33% in early 2026, CSO figures show

More than half of the homes built were 'scheme' dwellings, where multiple houses are built together in an estate. File picture: Dan Linehan

The number of new homes built in Ireland surged in the first three months of 2026, rising by 33% to 7,856, new figures show.

The Central Statistics Office said the number of homes built across January, February and March was the highest first-quarter total since it began collating these figures in 2011.