The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published its monthly data on the number of Commencements Notices (residential construction starts) for July 2023.
The data show Commencement Notices for 2,985 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in July 2023. This is an increase of 22.4% on the number of new homes commenced in the same month last year (2,438 units).
The strong uptick in commencements this year has continued and 18,546 homes have been commenced in the first seven months of 2023. This is an 11.8% increase on the same period last year.
The full commencement data set can be accessed at: Construction Activity Statistics
