The number of new buldings in county wexford in 2013 is almost half the number of 2012
The figures reflect a national decline of 36 per cent. The figures from GeoDirectory - Ireland's database of commercial and residential buildings - show a 49 per cent decline in new buildings in County Wexford in 2013. There were 285 new buildings in the County last year - 241 were residential properties, 37 were commercial properties while 7 were dual purpose buildings. The new data also shows that 15 buildings or roughly 5 per cent of this new commercial and residential stock in County Wexford are vacant. Nationally there was a 36 per cent decrease while Dublin was the only County to record an increase. The Capital saw a 47 per cent increase in new buildings in 2013 when compared to the previous year.