CSO figures show a record 36,284 new homes in 2025 and 16,679 in the first half of 2026. See where they were built, what type they were, and how they compare with the Housing for All plan.
Ireland finished 36,284 new homes in 2025. That is the highest yearly figure since the CSO series began in 2011, and 20.4% more than in 2024. The first half of 2026 added another 16,679.
How the CSO counts a new home
The CSO (Central Statistics Office) counts a home as completed when ESB Networks connects it to the electricity supply for the first time. The date the power is switched on is the completion date.
- Single: one house or farm home connected on its own
- Scheme: a development of two or more houses, such as a housing estate
- Apartment: a development of two or more apartments
Reconnections of old homes and connections that are not homes are left out. The CSO accepts the raw ESB data overstates new homes, so it removes these and revises figures as better data comes in.
Homes are placed by the ESB substation that serves them, not their exact address. So a few homes near a county boundary can be counted in the next county.
Fifteen years of new homes
Building fell to a low of 4,575 homes in 2013. It climbed past 20,000 in 2019, held steady through 2020 and 2021, then jumped to 29,622 in 2022.
2024 was a dip, at 30,147. Then 2025 set a new high, helped by a record final quarter of 11,994 homes.
Apartments drove the 2025 rise
| Type | 2025 | Jan to Mar 2026 | Apr to Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single | 5,929 | 1,419 | 1,427 |
| Scheme | 18,308 | 4,082 | 4,738 |
| Apartment | 12,047 | 2,355 | 2,658 |
| Total | 36,284 | 7,856 | 8,823 |
Scheme houses are still the largest group, at half of all 2025 completions. But apartments grew fastest, up 38.7% in a year to 12,047.
Most of those apartments were in the capital. Dublin had 9,623 apartment completions in 2025, about 80% of the national total.
Houses still grew too. Scheme houses rose 13.1% and single homes 12.5% in 2025. The South-West had the most single homes of any region, at 987.
Where new homes are being built in 2026
In 2025, 37.7% of all new homes were in Dublin and 19.9% in the Mid-East region of Kildare, Louth, Meath and Wicklow. Seven of the eight regions built more than in 2024. The South-East was the only one to fall, from 2,577 to 2,532.
share of all new homes completed in Dublin in 2025
Source: cso.ieDublin's four councils completed 5,717 homes in the first half of 2026, about 34% of the total. Cork came next with 1,946, then Kildare with 1,097 and Louth with 925.
Dublin City Council alone had 2,293 completions, the most of any council. Fingal had 1,452 and South Dublin 1,316. Cork's city and county councils together had about 12% of the national total.
Almost all new homes are being built in Dublin.
Dublin had about a third of new homes in the first half of 2026 (5,717 of 16,679). The other two thirds were spread across the other 25 counties.
At the other end, Leitrim had 66 completions and Longford 99. Roscommon, Carlow, Monaghan, Cavan and Sligo each had under 200.
Some results may surprise. Louth completed more homes than Galway in the first half of 2026, and Laois more than Limerick.
A strong start to 2026, then a dip
From January to March 2026, completions rose 32.9% to 7,856 compared with a year earlier. Every type grew: single homes by 27.8%, scheme houses by 34.5% and apartments by 33.3%.
From April to June, completions fell 3.6% to 8,823. Scheme houses still rose 2.0%, but fewer apartments were finished.
Put together, the first half of 2026 was about 11% ahead of the same period in 2025, or about 1,600 more homes. In the second quarter, Dublin fell 16.4% while the Border region rose 14.6%.
How this compares with the targets
The Government's 2021 Housing for All plan aimed for an average of at least 33,000 new homes a year over a decade. It set out projections for each year, rising to 34,600 for 2025 and 36,100 for 2026.
Completions beat the projection in 2022, 2023 and 2025. They fell 3,303 short in 2024. The plan's projections keep rising each year after 2026, reaching 40,500 in 2030.
The first half of 2026 reached 46% of the 36,100 projected for the year. In 2025, the busiest quarter was October to December, which delivered a third of the year's homes.
new-build social homes funded in Budget 2027, from a €3 billion social housing budget
Source: gov.ieBudget 2027 also gives over €1 billion to the Starter Homes programme. The Government says this will help deliver 8,500 homes through affordability schemes.
What this means for you
- More homes are being finished than in any year since the CSO began counting in 2011.
- In Dublin, about seven in ten new homes in 2025 were apartments. Elsewhere, about nine in ten were houses.
- Building varies a lot by county: check your own council's figures in the CSO tables.
- Budget 2027 raises the Help to Buy maximum to €35,000. See our guide for first-time buyers in 2027.
For what homes cost once built, see our guide to what a home costs in your county.
CSO New Dwelling Completions for July to September 2026 (date to be confirmed by the CSO)
CSO full-year figures for 2026, to compare with the Housing for All projection of 36,100
