"Forecasts for new dwellings construction are only sufficient to keep pace with a rising population, rather than addressing the stock’s shortfall," it said.
The council points to official figures which show that last year there were just over 63,500 workers in construction, compared to a peak of 115,550 in 2007."This suggests that without significant immigration of building workers over coming years, or a switching of workers into construction from other sectors, it is unlikely that the shortage of dwellings in Ireland will be meaningfully addressed," the council said.
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