In the 12 months up to April 2024, commencement notices for 52,500 homes have been actioned. This is a significant and welcome increase on previous years. Commencement notices typically represent homes built. If the Taoiseach can confirm that figure, I would like to congratulate the Government and the Minister for exceeding the Housing for All targets by 57% in the 2024 outcome projections.

I thank Deputy Duffy. Those figures seem right to me. We are obviously seeing a significant increase in supply and in commencements and also a significant increase in planning permissions. Some of the decisions we have taken as a Government, including waiving the development levies and the Uisce Éireann connection costs, have reduced the cost of building. We are seeing the impact from that while also continuing to put in place schemes that others would abolish, in order to help people to save a deposit and buy their first home.