May monthly commencement data published
- Published on: 19 June 2025
- Last updated on: 20 June 2025
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published its monthly data on the number of Commencement Notices received (residential construction starts) for May 2025.
The data shows that 1,024 commencement notices for new homes were lodged in May 2025.
On a rolling 12-month basis (June 2024 to May 2025) 41,178 commencement notices were received.
Of the 1,024 commencement notices lodged in May, 44% are scheme dwellings, 20% are apartments and 36% are for one-off homes.
Of all the 4,969 commencement notices the first five months of 2025 (Jan- May), 30% were in the four Dublin local authorities. By Local authority, the most homes commenced were in Dublin City (1,105) followed by Cork County (444) and Donegal (322).
The full commencement data set can be accessed at: May Commencements 2025.