Construction Begins On 2,000 New Homes Nationwide

Construction has got underway on over 2,000 new homes across Ireland last month, according to new data.

Commencement Notices for 2,060 new residential homes were received by Building Control Authorities in June 2022.

In the past 12 months (July 2021 to June 2022), Commencement Notices for 29,343 new homes were received. On a rolling 12 month basis, the total number of commencements received is 7.6% higher than previous 12-month period of July 2020 to June 2021 (27,264).


Commencement Notices data indicates the number of homes on which construction commenced in any given month.

With the exception of 2020, when significant restrictions on home-building existed due to the pandemic, the number of residential homes for which Commencement Notices were received has increased every year since 2015.

The total number of homes for which Commencement Notices were received in June 2022 (2,060 units) is 30.2% lower than notices received in June 2021. However, it is worth noting that notices received in June 2021 included some of the backlog from previous months owing to significant Covid-19 related restrictions on construction activity in early 2021.