183. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department, EirGrid or the Commission for Regulation of Utilities has carried out any assessment of the impact of the growth of artificial intelligence on electricity demand from data centres in Ireland; whether demand forecasts distinguish between artificial intelligence workloads and conventional data centre activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56415/26]

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183. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department, EirGrid or the Commission for Regulation of Utilities has carried out any assessment of the impact of the growth of artificial intelligence on electricity demand from data centres in Ireland; whether demand forecasts distinguish between artificial intelligence workloads and conventional data centre activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56415/26]

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1. 28 July 2026

   Data Centres

   183. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department, EirGrid or the Commission for Regulation of Utilities has carried out any assessment of the impact of the growth of artificial intelligence on electricity demand from data centres in Ireland; whether demand forecasts distinguish between artificial intelligence workloads and conventional data centre activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56415/26]

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