The latest figures from the department show further declines in house prices nationally, but more particularly in Dublin, and a fall of more than 20 per cent in the number of home loans being approved by banks.
The fall-off in residential building is most noticeable in Dublin, where construction began on 5,079 houses and apartments in the first nine months of this year, a reduction of just under 50 per cent on the same period last year.
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