The number of new housing units completed in the first three months of this year was 6,716, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show, which is an increase of 19.1% on the numbers completed in the same period last year.
Green Party TD for Wicklow Steven Matthews has criticised Wicklow County Council’s decision to let Cairn Homes, the developer of the cost-rental housing scheme at Archer’s Wood, Delgany, get away with reneging on promises to provide community facilities which were included at the initial design stage.