Central Statistics Office

Taoiseach insists ‘no attempt to deceive’ but he is ‘extremely disappointed’ completions less than official 33,000 target

Labour productivity in the southwest declined in 2023 due to a slump in manufacturing

Total demand in November was up 17% compared with a year earlier, as demand from power plants grew to highest level recorded

Report found half of deaths among 15- to 18-year-olds due to suspected self-harm

Prices for consumer goods and services in Ireland increased by 1.5% over past year, data shows

Target of 300,000 new homes by 2030 looks like a pipe dream

Study by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott finds Ireland’s housing output will not eclipse the 33,000 units achieved in 2023 for up to three years

Average temperature in 2023 was 10.96 degrees with 1,511 millimetres of rain recorded

CSO figures point to modest rebound in consumer spending

Preliminary figures from CSO show fall-off in activity in final quarter

Fewer than one in 20 own their own home, almost seven in 10 live with their parents, one in eight have emigrated - a snapshot CSO survey shows the pressure on twentysomethings

Programme for government commitment to over 300,000 new homes by 2030 means building rate must increase

Residential property prices continue to rise as incoming Government promises to build more than 300,000 homes by the end of 2030

If we want less strain on the capacity of the country we should limit immigration

Southern region proves most popular with 2.2 million breaks

Monthly employee index tracks trends for payroll employees

Incoming official is head of international supply chain and logistics at PTC Therapeutics

Despite increase, headline rate remains close to three-year low and well down on levels seen in 2022 and 2023

Latest trade figures point to strong rebound in pharma exports last year following slump in 2023

Imported second hand vehicles growing in popularity

Experts say Government’s new-build targets ‘made in a vacuum’ and warn ‘clear direction in policy for 10 years’ is needed to solve crisis

Those between 25-34 years of age make up the largest group on the index

New measures resulted in reports of proven and suspected frauds increasing exponentially

Rapid growth in highly paid multinational jobs has put significant upward pressure on housing prices

Continuing low unemployment makes incoming government’s capacity for significant infrastructure investment a challenge

Cost-of-living estimates show energy prices are down on the year but food costs are rising

Indian nationals top list of workers to secure permits to work in the Republic

Noah tops the list for most popular boy’s name last December

CSO figures suggest prices remain 62.3 per cent lower than the peak that occurred in August 2022

One in six workers does not have access to a pension in their workplace according to new data from the CSO

End-year review says visitors from key markets are becoming ‘more value conscious’

Over half of workers who are not signed up to a pension scheme at work said employer does not offer one

Latest CSO figures described as ‘very depressing but not surprising’ by Sinn Féin’s housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin

Approved Housing Bodies had €7bn of borrowings at the end of last year on €8.3bn of housing stock

Medical and pharmaceutical products account for more than half of October’s total exports

Savers here are notoriously shy when it comes to investing in the market

Household consumption largely unchanged

Sales of new electric cars are down 25 per cent on last year

Concerns around charging infrastructure and range ‘often misplaced’, according to Volkswagen Ireland research

Ireland’s jobs market is increasingly international but local workers more than hold their own