“There needs to be at least 20,000 completions [to June 2026] to be on track to meet Government housing targets for this year,” she said. In the Government’s new housing plan unveiled in November, it set a target of building 300,000 homes through to 2030. It is clear from the 2025 figures that output will have to ramp up significantly to reach this goal. It came after all estimates pointed towards the house building figures for 2025 missing the originally set target of 41,000 by a significant margin. Social Democrats deputy leader Cian O'Callaghan accused the Government of "running away" from its 41,000 figure because its housing plan is "in tatters".

Source: Irish Examiner January 30, 2026 12:35 UTC