No cast iron method of accurately counting how many houses are actually being built

Whether it’s ESB connections, planning permissions, BER certificates, or commencement notices, there is no accurate system to count the number of homes being built, writes Michael Clifford.

No cast iron method of accurately counting how many houses are actually being built

Whether it’s ESB connections, planning permissions, BER certificates, or commencement notices, there is no accurate system to count the number of homes being built, writes Michael Clifford.

Eoghan Murphy is king of the stats. As minister for housing, he is regularly heard across the media trotting out the last statistics in the housing and homelessness emergency.

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