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11th September 2026How independent development advisory helps Ireland build faster and better
Independent development advisory gives government and delivery partners the control, coordination and certainty to turn record investment into new homes delivery at scale and at pace, writes Daniel Eagling, Project Director, KSNPM part of the Fexco Group.
Ireland is in a stronger position on housing than it has been in a decade or more. The Government has set a clear national target of 300,000 new homes by 2030, including 72,000 social homes and 90,000 affordable housing supports, backed by record investment across housing and enabling infrastructure. The ambition is set, the funding is committed, and the public and private sector is mobilising at scale to deliver.
The opportunity now is to convert that momentum into delivery at pace. In 2025 the State completed over 36,000 homes, real progress, and a foundation to build on. Reaching the plan’s full potential means almost doubling annual output while coordinating planning, infrastructure, procurement, inflation and construction capacity at the same time. That is a genuinely complex undertaking for any country, and it is exactly the kind of challenge that the right delivery support can unlock.
Execution is the multiplier
With funding secured, the greatest gains now come from execution. Housing and infrastructure programmes succeed when every scheme starts with clear definition, realistic programmes, robust cost models, joined-up decision-making and early visibility of risk. When those foundations are in place, projects move faster, budgets hold, and confidence compounds; each scheme delivered on time builds the certainty that accelerates the next.
This is where KSN Project Management’s independent development advisory service adds real value. Bringing rigour early, before commitments are locked in, changes outcomes. Realistic programme planning, clear governance, proactive risk management and a considered procurement strategy give a scheme the control it needs to hold budget, protect quality and meet its timeline.
Front-load the value
The value of advisory support is greatest at the front end of a project, where good decisions cost little and deliver most. Strong early definition, credible cost and risk assessment, and coordinated stakeholder engagement de-risk delivery long before a shovel goes in the ground. On complex mixed tenure and cost rental schemes, that critical early discipline is often what turns a good plan into a successful project.
About KSNPM and Fexco
KSNPM is a multi-disciplinary construction consultancy established in 1998, operating across Ireland and the UK. The firm provides project management, development management, and cost and advisory services across the residential, education, commercial and infrastructure sectors, combining technical expertise with an execution-focused approach and long-standing client relationships.
A trusted partner to both the public and private sectors, KSNPM supports government departments and State bodies on strategic projects central to the National Development Plan, including more than 12 major infrastructure projects. The firm has also delivered dozens of large-scale residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes for leading private developers and investors.
In 2026, KSNPM became part of the Fexco Group, one of Ireland’s most respected financial and business services groups. The partnership pairs KSNPM’s specialist project management, development management and real estate sustainability capabilities with Fexco’s property, managed and advisory platforms, offering clients independent, multi-disciplinary advisory backed by the scale, stability and innovation of a major Irish group, across the full property and infrastructure lifecycle.
