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Big drop-off in home completions after Covid-19 restrictions

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The number of new dwellings completed in the first three months of this year is sharply down, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

The overall number of new dwellings is down by just over 20% compared to the same period last year. The Covid-19 restrictions in place in the early part of this year had a significant impact on the number of new housing and apartment units built.

Overall, the number of units completed was down by 20.1% at 3,953 compared to 4,945 completed the same time last year. Just 737 apartment units were completed, down 27% on the same period last year.

Units in housing schemes were down by 21% while single dwellings were down by 11.3%, today's CSO figures show. Forecasts for the number of new

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