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06 Sept 2025
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The former convent in Portlaoise, undergoing redevelopment for social housing, community use and a tourism office.
The number of commencement notices for residential construction starts in Laois in the first three months of 2024 has increased by 84%.
That's according to new figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage which show that between January and March there have been commencement notices for 166 homes in Laois. That is up from 90 units over the same period in 2023 and a record for the period since the data series began in 2015.
Reflecting on the figures and progress made, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD said: "These figures show that a robust stock of new housing supply is in the pipeline for Laois. It’s clear a number of supports to make home building viable and boost housing supply are working to deliver homes for people. The trends are strong but we are not complacent and we will continue to use every tool available to us to build on this momentum."
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