We are out of time, but I will take 30-second questions from the four remaining Deputies.

I was contacted by a young married couple who, thanks to the lifting of the eviction ban, had their notice to quit come into effect this week. They are now homeless and are living with family members. They are not the only young married couple who are in that position and who are telling me that there lives are being put on hold, especially when it comes to being able to have children. The couple I mentioned cannot find anywhere affordable to rent. They cannot afford to buy a house. No affordable housing will come on stream in Galway city for a number of years. What does the Tánaiste say to these people who feel there is no future for them here, which is a place they want to build a family?

I am sure that, like many Deputies, the Tánaiste is seeing how growing participation in the workplace is exposing weaknesses in childcare supply, particularly in rapidly growing areas such as those I represent on the northern fringe of Dublin. When will the details of the capital programme that is provided for under the NDP for childcare be outlined? When will we see legislation for the childcare development authority, which is part of the programme for Government?

The Tánaiste will be aware that Ireland is one of the first countries to launch an artificial intelligence, AI, strategy, AI - Here For Good, which sets out the high-level direction on how best to use the positivities of AI. One of the three core principles is ensuring good governance to build trust and confidence. Given that the EU has commenced the legislative process to introduce a regulatory framework for the use of AI, does the Tánaiste agree that it would be premature to push ahead with facial recognition technology in advance of having that regulatory framework in place?

Four years ago, the people of Limerick voted in a referendum, along with people in Cork and Waterford, on the issue of the directly elected mayor. In Limerick, it was successful. To date, we have seen no legislation. It begs the question as to whether the Government is serious about this. Can the Tánaiste confirm to us when we will see the legislation and, more importantly, when will the election take place? I truly believe that if we get this legislation right and if we deliver a directly elected mayor, which the people voted for, other counties and areas will copy what we are doing. It will be four years ago this month that people voted for this and we have seen nothing yet.

I will ask the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, to take one of the questions.

I do not have the specific details about the couple Deputy Farrell raised or the nature of the eviction. Approximately 1,000 cases are now being progressed by local authorities across the country in respect of the tenant in situ scheme.

They are not on the housing list.

A variety of initiatives that the Minister took are having an impact and are responding but the overall issue will have to be resolved through more and more supply. Thankfully, in the first quarter, commencements were at an all-time high since 2014, as were completions. We are making progress on building new homes-----

But they are homeless.

-----particularly for first-time buyers. There has been a noticeable and significant increase over the past two years-----

But there is nothing for them.

-----for first-time buyers.

Deputy Troy raised the issue of AI and I appreciate the points he made about good governance, trust and confidence. However, it will be some time before that directive comes to light. It will be a considerable length of time. I favour the use of facial recognition technology by An Garda Síochána in respect of child abuse cases, for example, as well as murder cases. There are approximately three areas that the Commissioner has asked for this technology on the basis of using data that has been collected or that is already available. This would be instead of gardaí spending hours and hours going over data to try to identify a person who could be responsible or who could do further harm. We need balance on this. I do not think gardaí are looking for a comprehensive approach or anything like that. However, in specific areas, such as child abuse and murder, we must listen to what they are saying.