Construction on an increasing number of new homes is evident in county Tipperary according to data published today by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
In county Tipperary 138 new houses were commenced in October 2024 considerably higher than the total of 23 in 2023. 868 houses have been commenced so far in Tipperary in 2024 again considerably higher than the total of 501 in all of 2023.
Nationally there were 4,249 homes commenced in October 2024. For the first ten months of 2024 (January – October), 53,256 were commenced. In the last 12 months (November 2023 to October 2024) there have been 59,510 homes commenced.
Of all homes commenced in the first ten months of 2024 (Jan-Oct), 37% were in the four Dublin local authorities. The lowest number of homes commenced over 2024 have been in Leitrim (91), Carlow (197) and Longford (243).