The Tánaiste has said the Government will have to keep looking at ways to accelerate house building in 2024.
It is estimated the Government has built over 30,000 houses in 2023.
However unpublished research by The Housing Commission said Ireland may need up to 62,000 homes built per year until 2050.
That figure is almost double the annual target in the Government's master plan for this decade.
Micheál Martin has said they may need to review their housing targets.
"We're getting increased numbers year-by-year, we do want to get a higher number obviously than 30,000," he said.
"I would like to think that in 2024 we can build again on what we've achieved in 2023.
"Some people are estimating over 32,000 houses will be built this year but we'll see, we'll wait for the final figures in quarter one.
"I think at the end of this year we should have about 100,000 houses completed.
"[The] pipeline is strong on social housing, strong on a number of fronts, but we have to keep on looking at ways to accelerate house building.
"That relates to capacity within the housing industry".
The Tánaiste added that the targets set "are not limits - if we can exceed those targets we will".
