Apartment construction standards under review

The government is concerned about the low number of apartments being built in Dublin and other cities

Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin said he wanted to see the full report from the construction costs working group Pic: RollingNews.ie

Apartment standards are under review again in an attempt to boost building in city centre locations.

The government is concerned about the low number of apartments being built in Dublin and other cities despite the huge demand for accommodation.

This is despite the fact that apartment construction standards were changed two years ago to reduce costs by €20,000 per unit.

A government working group is looking at ways of making it cheaper for ...