Poll: 25% of Fianna Fáil voters would have voted differently if they knew true level of housebuilding

James Cox

A quarter of Fianna Fáil voters admit they would have voted differently in the general election had they known the true level of housebuilding here last year.

The latest Business Post/Red C poll shows Sinn Féin is the most popular party.

The latest poll will come as a blow to Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who in the lead up to the general election claimed there was close to 40,000 homes built last year.

However, just over 30,000 were actually built.

Now new findings from the Business Post and Red C found 25 per cent of his supporters say they wouldn't have voted for him or his party had they known the true figures, which were only released in January.

It is now understood the Government are looking to implement rapid cash-back and tax-back schemes to speed up the construction of housing here.

When the true figures first emerged, Micheál Martin admitted his party had "got it wrong" but denied claims the public had been misled.