This section contains some important statistics about home building in Ireland.
The data on planning permissions tells us the number of new homes the local authorities have approved for construction over a three-month period.
Information on commencement notices tells us how many of these notices have been lodged by builders or developers. They must be lodged before building work on new homes can begin.
The new dwelling completions data provides a picture of the number of newly built homes that become available every quarter.
The data on construction employment provides information on the number of people who work in the construction sector, and whether they mainly work on new homes or in other aspects of construction.
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