There was no such deal, for God's sake. We need balance in what we are saying in the House. In respect of the illegal eviction, the Government takes illegal evictions very seriously and is committed to doing everything in its power to ensure that tenants are treated fairly, respectfully and within the confines of what is legally permissible. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has written to the director of the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, under his powers under the Residential Tenancies Ac…

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which he has been raising consistently over the past while. I have spoken to the Minister in respect of this and we are very conscious of the need for maintenance of country, rural and regional roads. We will continue to pursue this in terms of any available resources we can allocate this year to deal with the fact that the costs of the materials that go into repairing a road, repurposing a road, etc., have gone up. We need to deal with that.

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.

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-----

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

-----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 …

I am sorry. I will have to come back to the Deputy in respect of that. It is my understanding that the legislation was progressing-----

-----so I will come back to the Deputy with a timeline on that.

I will come back to the Deputy.

Cuirim fáilte roimh an ócáid seo agus an chaoi seo labhairt faoi pholasaithe gnóthaí eachtracha, polasaithe a bhaineann le cúrsaí cosanta agus na dúshláin atá ann agus atá le teacht ar an bhfód sna blianta atá romhainn. Tá seans againn an díospóireacht leathan sin a bheith againn, ní hamháin anois ach sa chomhdháil atá i gceist againn a bhunú. I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the consultative forum on international security policy set to take place next month across four days and three venues in Co…

It is on the way.

Few anticipated that the largest refugee movements in Europe since the Second World War would take place in a matter of weeks in the springtime of 2022. Ireland's foreign policy has always been grounded in the principles of international law, human rights, equality, respect, dialogue and engagement. Article 29 of our Constitution sets out the principles that guide Ireland's conduct of its international relations: the ideals of peace and friendly co-operation among nations, founded on international justice and moral…

The Deputy set it out earlier in his speech.

The liberation struggle? Some 1,700 civilians were murdered.

It is still there.

We created it, for God's sake. We developed it.

It happens every-----

I will let the Deputy off.

No, I do.

It is not.