Almost eight thousand homes completed in Q1 2026, figures show
In the first three months of 2026, 8,408 homes began construction, with 7,856 being completed, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
In January, February and March, there was a rise of 32.9% when compared to the same period in 2025. It is also the highest number of completions in Q1 since 2011.
The number of construction workers in Ireland also rose to 195,600, which is up from 177,800 in Q1 2025.
Along with this, there was an annual increase of 7.9% of the total number of homes granted planning permission, up from 32,401 in 2024 to 34,974 in 2025.
Commenting on the figures, Statistician in the Housing Division Steven Conroy said: “The purpose of the Housing Hub is to collate statistics on housing in Ireland from the CSO and other public sector organisations in one easy-to-find location.
“The data in the Housing Hub is broken down into four main themes: Home Building, Property Prices & Rents, Cost of Building Homes, and Housing Features. We can analyse interesting statistics and trends under each of these themes.
“The Housing Hub provides a general overview of the most up-to-date housing statistics for Ireland, allowing us to see emerging trends.
“For example, when it comes to Home Building, there were 7,856 new dwelling completions in Q1 2026. This was an increase of 32.9% compared with the 5,911 completions in Q1 2025. This represents the highest number of Q1 completions since the series began in 2011.
“Under Property Prices & Rents, the most recent data shows that residential property prices rose 6.5% in the 12 months to March 2026, down from the 6.7% increase recorded in the year to February 2026. Property prices in Dublin rose by 5.7%, and prices outside Dublin were up by 7.2% compared with March 2025.
“Looking at Costs of Building Homes and using statistics from the latest CSO Earnings and Labour Costs release, we see that average hourly total labour costs for the Construction sector were €33.39 in Q1 2026, up from €32.11 in Q1 2025.
“For Housing Features, the latest Internet Coverage and Usage in Ireland release shows the vast majority (95%) of households in Ireland had internet connectivity in 2025.
“Looking at internet access on a regional basis, household internet connectivity was highest for the Dublin region (97% of households), compared with 93% of households in the Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo), Mid-West (Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary), and South-East (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) regions."