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September 2024 Commencements
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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49,007 homes commenced in first nine months of 2024
There were 11,385 homes commenced in September 2024.
For the first nine months of 2024 (January- September), there were 49,007 homes commenced which is over double (up 105%) from 23,923 in these months of 2023. This equates to on average 259 homes commenced every working day to the end of September.
Image: Figure 1 Graph September YTD 2015 2024
In the last 12 months (October 2023 to September 2024) there has been 57,885 units commenced, up 93% from 29,961 in the prior 12 months (October 2022 to September 2023).
Image: Figure 2 Graph_Rolling_Oct_Sep_2015_2024
Of all units commenced in the first three-quarters of 2024 (Jan-September), 37% were in the four Dublin local authorities. By Local authority, the most units commenced this year so far have been in Dublin City (5,927) followed by Fingal (4,809) and South Dublin (4,348). The lowest number of units commenced have been in Leitrim (79), Longford (187) and Carlow (191).
Full data on the number of units commenced, notices and one-off dwellings on a national level and by local authority from 2014 to September 2024 can be downloaded below.
