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From:Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage New data released today by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage shows that 2,826 new homes were commenced in June, an increase of 105% compared to the same period last year, when 1,381 units commenced. A total of 15,946 new homes have been commenced since the beginning of the year, up 149% from the 6,414 units that were commenced in first half of 2025. The positive momentum for the first half of this year builds on …

From:Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD, with Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, John Cummins TD, and Minister of State for Older People and Housing, Kieran O’Donnell TD, today published theMid-Year Progress Report 2026on the implementation of the national housing action plan,Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025–2030, following approval by Government. TheMid-Year Progress Report 2026…

The New Dunedin Hospital’s inpatient building is rising from its foundations, with the first vertical structural steel being installed today, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “One of the first things I did as Health Minister was give the people of Dunedin certainty that this Government would build their new hospital on the former Cadbury site,” Mr Brown says. "After years of talk, we signed the contract last year, construction got under way, and now the building itself is going up. "From to…

Santo Domingo.–The Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (Mivhed) continues to advance in the modernization of construction permits with measures aimed at streamlining approval processes and strengthening institutional efficiency, which during the first half of 2026 made it possible to make private investment projects worth more than RD 330,191 million viable, a growth of 157% compared to the same period of the previous year. This behavior was accompanied by an increase in the institution'…