Major gaps in distribution of new housing completions across Ireland, new figures reveal

More than 9,000 accommodation units were completed across Ireland during April, May, and June, new figures have revealed - up 35%, when compared to the same time-span last year. 

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has reported that the majority of these dwelling units were completed in Dublin, which saw 3,822 housing projects completed - comprising 42% of the overall figure. 

A total of 843 New houses were built in Cork, while 419 units were completed in Meath during the second quarter of 2025. 

According to the CSO, it uses new connections to the electricity network as the basis for statistics on new dwelling completions.

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In fourth and fifth place are Louth and Kildare which have had 419 and 408 accommodation projects completed respectively. 

According to the CSO, of the 9,214 new dwellings completed over the three months, 4,643 were housing built through government schemes, 3,053 were apartments, and 1,518 were single houses. 

Longford and Roscommon had the least number of completed developments over the period - 23 and 29 respectively. Trailing close behind in the housing figures was Leitrim with 36 new developments, and Carlow with 52.

The CSO also reported that there has been a significant level of construction output in the student accommodation sector, though no new beds have been completed for 2025.

During 2024, there were 30,330 new dwelling completions across Ireland. The government currently has the target of delivering 300,000 homes for 2030, between the public and private housing sector.

In the newly announced National Development Plan, the government committed to invest €35.955 billion in housing from 2026 to 2030.

The Central Bank of Ireland reported in September that approximately 52,000 new homes a year are needed to meet the current demand.  

The Central Bank’s Director of Economics and Statistics Robert Kelly said: “The Irish housing market has been subject to a decade of under-supply, during which house price and rental growth have outstripped income growth and stretched affordability.”

“While these challenges are part of a pattern we are seeing globally, housing output as a share of national income in Ireland has been significantly below the euro area average for quite some time. Housing supply is unable to meet our country’s needs which is limiting the sustainable growth of living standards.”