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Housing starts
Homes commenced each month, from commencement notices filed with Building Control. The earliest hard signal of new supply: a home is counted when construction starts, not when permission is granted. Latest month: Sep 2026.
Per year
By county
Homes started per 1,000 people, 12 months1.5 – 10
| County | Homes started (12m) | YoY | per 1,000 people | One-off houses | Apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford | 1,269 | +85.8% | 10.0 | 105 | 282 |
| Meath | 2,008 | +27.1% | 9.1 | 220 | 593 |
| Dublin | 12,419 | +46.8% | 8.5 | 164 | 9,102 |
| Wicklow | 1,186 | +85.3% | 7.6 | 131 | 228 |
| Laois | 659 | +68.5% | 7.2 | 130 | 10 |
| Cork | 3,932 | +12.6% | 6.7 | 498 | 1,766 |
| Westmeath | 611 | -15.1% | 6.3 | 97 | 111 |
| Wexford | 996 | -3.6% | 6.1 | 237 | 172 |
| Kerry | 889 | +90.8% | 5.7 | 207 | 292 |
| Galway | 1,548 | +51.6% | 5.6 | 520 | 322 |
| Donegal | 900 | -7.6% | 5.4 | 492 | 80 |
| Carlow | 311 | +135.6% | 5.0 | 59 | 16 |
| Mayo | 679 | +69.3% | 4.9 | 223 | 90 |
| Monaghan | 286 | +11.3% | 4.4 | 92 | 10 |
| Kildare | 1,076 | -24.0% | 4.3 | 113 | 296 |
| Louth | 603 | -54.1% | 4.3 | 76 | 85 |
| Limerick | 821 | -26.0% | 3.9 | 180 | 149 |
| Clare | 478 | +0.6% | 3.7 | 170 | 74 |
| Kilkenny | 382 | -35.4% | 3.7 | 145 | 64 |
| Sligo | 257 | -26.6% | 3.7 | 63 | 80 |
| Tipperary | 591 | -30.6% | 3.5 | 152 | 36 |
| Cavan | 242 | -32.6% | 3.0 | 96 | 27 |
| Roscommon | 182 | -15.3% | 2.6 | 70 | 2 |
| Leitrim | 59 | -16.9% | 1.7 | 29 | 6 |
| Offaly | 129 | -74.3% | 1.6 | 95 | 4 |
| Longford | 68 | -48.9% | 1.5 | 55 | 0 |
Source: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, residential commencement notices (BCMS), fetched 5 Nov 2026. Per 1,000 people uses Census 2022 population. A notice can cover several homes; recent months can be revised up as late notices arrive.