Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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121. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new houses that were built and sold by the top 50 Irish builders over the past 25 to 30 years. [50236/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Data on new electricity connections recorded monthly by ESB Networks has been used as a proxy for house completions for many years, as it represents the best available indicator that a residential unit has become available for occupation. However, this indicator does not provide information on the firm responsible for constructing the dwelling. Such data is not available from other sources. As such, it is not possible to identify the number of new houses that were built and sold by the top 50 Irish builders over the past 30 years.