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Building has commenced on the new houses in the county
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Reporter:
Sian Moloughney
17 Jan 2025 5:00 AM
Email:
sian.moloughney@kilkennypeople.ie
Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow Kilkenny, Peter 'Chap' Cleere has welcomed the publication of monthly data by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the number of Commencements Notices (residential construction starts) for 2024.
The data shows that between January and December 2024, there were 60,243 new homes commenced, up 84% from the 32,801 recorded in 2023.
This equates to, on average, 239 new homes commenced every working day during 2024. This is the highest number of annual residential commencements since records began in 2014.
In county Kilkenny, 1,089 new homes have been commenced.
Welcoming the figures, Deputy Cleere said:"I’m delighted that these figures have confirmed positive momentum in housing supply here in Kilkenny
"Over the past year, 1,089 houses were commenced in county Kilkenny and, nationwide, a record 60,243 homes commenced construction.
"As a party, Fianna Fáil has placed a top priority on doing everything we can to help people to afford to buy or rent a home.
"I am pleased that these statistics show we are making progress, that homes are being built and my focus will be on doing whatever I can to keep this positive momentum going.”
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