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Tánaiste Says More New Homes Needed

Less than 350 New Dwelling Completions in Kildare in Q3 2023

The Tánaiste says the Government will have to keep looking at ways to accelerate house building in 2024.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show there were less than 350 New Dwelling Completions in Kildare in the third quarter of 2023.

Unpublished research by the Housing Commission says Ireland may need up to 62,000 dwellings  built every year until 2050.

That is almost double the annual target in the Government's master plan for this decade.

Michael Martin says they may need to review their housing targets:

 

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