Dáil Éireann - Volume 32 - 23 October, 1929

Written Answers. - Cost of Building.

[27] Mr. Lemass asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the estimated [28] average cost of building three, four and five-roomed houses in each year since 1923.

General Mulcahy: The figures are:

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Three-roomed

481

451

392

Four-roomed

537

351

486

428

374

376

Four-roomed (modified standard)

266

285

320

316

283

Five-roomed

568

521

534

500

448

530

Too wide a conclusion should not be drawn from these figures, as it must be borne in mind that types and standards and methods of construction have not been uniform over the period.