Housing delivery in Mayo 'more than doubles' in past 10 years - CSO

CSO data has shown that overall housing delivery in County Mayo has more than doubled - up 119% - in the last decade, increasing from 242 new homes in the 12 months ending Q1 2017 to 529 in the period ending Q1 2026.

The information has been furnished to Deputy Paul Lawless by Housing Minister James Browne in response to a parliamentary question.

"The government's housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030, seeks to significantly accelerate delivery of new homes by focusing on activating land and creating the optimal environment to encourage housing activity.

"That includes regulatory reform, tax incentives and the largest ever capital investment in the history of the State, with €275 billion invested in infrastructure over ten years through the National Development Plan.

"The unprecedented level of investment government have committed, will bring about a very significant scale up in the delivery of housing over the coming years, address the needs of the most vulnerable in our communities, make buying and renting homes more affordable and support the development of villages, towns and cities across the country," the minister stated.