Almost 50,000 apartments with planning permission in Dublin at the end of 2021 have not yet begun construction, according to a recent Government report.
The Department of Public Expenditure report has raised concerns that developers sitting on active planning permissions could exasperate the housing crisis. However, the number of apartments being completed annually has increased from 2,258 in 2018 to 5,107 in 2021.
The number of apartments with planning permission has increased at a far greater rate. Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty said the numbers were "massively cornering".
