Official figures show that the volume of output in the construction sector was down 34% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year. The value of output was down 34.8%.
The Central Statistics Office said the amount of home building almost halved, dropping by 48% compared with the first three months of last year. Non-residential building was down 32%. Civil engineering output dropped by 18%.
The 34% fall in volume recorded by the CSO compares with a 9.9% drop in the euro zone in the same period.
