This document contains 15 questions about housing and construction statistics in Ireland. The questions ask for details such as the percentage of the workforce and GDP represented by construction during its peak, housing completion and vacancy rates, property value losses, popular sales areas in Dublin, and projections for construction output and home ownership levels. Bonus questions inquire about real estate commission amounts and rental costs as a percentage of income.

1. Questionnaire
1. Construction during its peak employed how many people and represented how much of the work
force?
2. During the peak year of construction in 2006 how many new homes and apartments were
constructed, according to the Bruce Shaw Report?
3. In 2014, what percentage of the Irish population was dwelling in Apartments/Flats?
4. What was the amount of sales and rental listings available nationwide (why was this significant) in
2015?
5. How much was total residential sales across transactions worth in 2015, compared to 2014?
6. What was the average size of a new home/apartment in Ireland from 2014 onwards?
7. How much property value across mortgage holders since 2007 was lost?
8. What is the present vacancy rate for Dublin homes/apartment according to the 2016 consensus?
9. What are the three most popular sales areas in Dublin in Quarter 1 2016? (Dublin 1 for Example)
10. What is presently the build cost of a new home compared to the average sales price in Dublin?
11. How many millionaires are there in Dublin as of 2016?
Bonus Questions
12. How much commission was made by real estate agencies at an average of 1.5% per sale
transaction in 2015?
13. In 2015, what portion of monthly income was spent on rental payments compared to the EU
average?
14. What is the projected level of total construction output (Value) expected to be in 2016?
15. Home Ownership in Ireland since 2006 has reduced from 78% to ?