The number of housing commencement notices in Galway are substantially down this year.
Both February and March passed without a single commencement notice in the city.
That's according to the latest report from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
There have been just 16 housing commencement notices in Galway City from January to the end of September - that's compared to 907 at the same time last year.
While in the county, there have been 390 notices, compared to 1,158 during the same time in 2024.
Nationally, 10,193 notices have been received since Janauary - and that's just a fifth of the figure this time last year
The most units commenced this year so far have been in Dublin City at 1,808, ollowed by Cork County with 956 and Fingal County with 736
