In the first six months of 2024 (January to June), 33,784 homes were commenced, more than doubling (up 117%) the 15,561 units started in the first half of 2023. The number of commencements in the first half of 2024 now exceeds the total number started in all of 2023 (32,801).
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In the last 12 months (July 2023 to June 2024) there have been 51,024 units commenced, up 80 per cent from the 28,369 commenced in the prior 12 months (July 2022 to June 2023).
Of the 1,663 homes commenced in June 2024, 37 per cent are scheme dwellings, 51 per cent are apartments and 12 per cent are for one-off units. Of all homes commenced in June, 45 per cent were in the four Dublin local authorities.
Full data on the number of units commenced, notices and one-off dwellings on a national level and by local authority from 2014 to June 2024 can be accessed here:
