Lack of infrastructure could hit new housing, construction industry warns

His colleague Conor O’Connell said in many locations lands have been zoned for housing that are difficult and expensive to service “and in other locations serviced or easily serviced lands have been de-zoned or not zoned”.

Housing output rose by 45 per cent to 30,000 units last year, the highest level of residential construction seen in the State since the Celtic Tiger era. However, this level of homebuilding is still seen as too low. The provision of infrastructure on zoned residential lands was a critical component of housing delivery, CIF said.

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