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Question· writtenPQ 1asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2025
1. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the type of training provided to staff within his Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is planned for all staff on their obligations under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67471/25]
Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2025
192. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidance provided to contracting authorities on the use of AI in the consideration of tenders during a public procurement process. [66308/25]
Record· debate2025-11-18published
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2025
Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Question· writtenPQ 386asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2025
386. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures being taken to support Government departments and agencies to identify opportunities for the use of AI; and the arrangements in place to ensure that Government departments and agencies can access expert AI consultancy, development, and project management services. [63451/25]
Question· writtenPQ 175asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2025
175. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach the timeframe for finalisation and publication of the new National Digital and AI Strategy. [63450/25]
Question· writtenPQ 295asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
295. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures in place to tackle the problem of scam texts and the growing threat of AI generated voice scams; if he plans any further measures to address these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62617/25]
Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
245. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has considered the recently delivered judgment of the English High Court in the case of Getty Images v Stability AI; and to outline the implications for Irish copyright law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62520/25]
Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
241. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the anticipated engagement and support mechanisms his Department intends to provide for Irish enterprises and innovators participating in the forthcoming AI regulatory sandbox; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62584/25]
Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
65. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there will be an overall net gain or net loss of jobs in this country as a result of AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62272/25]
Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
60. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the powers he plans to grant to the new National AI Office; the way in which he plans to structure engagement between the office and industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61890/25]
Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
45. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he is taking to implement the Competitiveness and Productivity Action Plan goal of improved and more targeted funding for the adoption of AI and digital tools under the enterprise pillar of the new National Digital and AI Strategy; the metrics his Department will use to measure the success of these policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61891/25]
Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he will take to protect the estimated 30 percent of Irish workers whose jobs could be replaced by AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62273/25]
Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
41. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures introduced to assist SMEs on opportunities presented by artificial intelligence for business growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62011/25]
Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
30. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for the artificial intelligence adoption accelerator available through Enterprise Ireland digital discovery grant to be expanded from the current specific criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62012/25]
Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
6. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the means by which the transition of the new AI office to a fully independent statutory body will be managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62287/25]
Question· oralPQ 4asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2025
4. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress being made by his Department on creating an operational AI regulatory sandbox by 2 August 2026, in line with the EU AI Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62583/25]
Question· writtenPQ 850asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2025
850. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department and Tusla have explored the use of artificial intelligence or automated data systems to support intake triage, case risk scoring, and compliance monitoring within Tusla’s case management system, in view of the potential for such technology to accelerate low-risk case filtering, improve oversight, and free up social worker time for front-line work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61129/25]
Question· writtenPQ 465asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2025
465. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs finding that AI-related jobs here have doubled since 2023, placing Ireland among the top global performers, if he will provide a regional breakdown of AI job growth, including the Cork/Munster region; to provide details of the way in which regional centres are being supported through infrastructure, training and investment to capture this growth; and the way in which the Government will ensure that smaller enterprises outside Dublin can participate in, and benefit from, the AI ecosystem. [62195/25]
Question· writtenPQ 460asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2025
460. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans to support public information campaigns explaining artificial intelligence and the way in which algorithms and recommender systems work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61831/25]
Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2025
40. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the implementation of the ‘Guidelines for the Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60200/25]
Record· debate2025-11-04published
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Question· writtenPQ 2131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
2131. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the costs from the Budget 2026 €426 million investment under the Research, Innovation and Science Programme supporting Ireland's high-performance computing capacity to compete in future research, specifically in artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58723/25]
Question· writtenPQ 1257asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
1257. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the names of all vendors assisting in the use of AI chatbots by his Department; and the amount they have each received for their services, in tabular form. [57803/25]
Question· writtenPQ 1256asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
1256. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason public facing chatbots being used by his Department were have not been subject to public tender processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57802/25]
Question· writtenPQ 1255asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
1255. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedures in place to ensure that chatbot used by his Department in dealing with the public are not biased and do not provide incorrect or misleading information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57801/25]
Question· writtenPQ 1254asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
1254. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the risk assessment or bias testing was carried out on public facing AI chatbots used by his Department (details supplied) in line with the Guidelines for the Responsible Use of AI in the Public Service and Public Sector Human Rights and Equality Duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57800/25]
Question· writtenPQ 934asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
934. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on establishment of a sub committee on the use of AI in our schools, as per the senior cycle redevelopment support measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60183/25]
Question· writtenPQ 602asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
602. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and qualifications of staffing envisioned for the planned National Artificial Intelligence Office, when recruitment for these posts will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58930/25]
Question· writtenPQ 584asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
584. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider establishing an advisory panel on AI and the Arts, comprising representatives from the arts, technology, and legal sectors, to guide policy development and promote ethical standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57916/25]
Question· writtenPQ 583asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
583. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will consider providing targeted funding, training, or digital literacy supports to help Irish artists and creative professionals adapt to AI technologies while ensuring their rights and intellectual property remain protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57915/25]
Question· writtenPQ 582asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
582. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has engaged with the European Commission or Creative Europe on developing harmonised EU standards for the ethical and transparent use of AI in cultural production and copyright protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57914/25]
Question· writtenPQ 581asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
581. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department plans to develop a national policy framework on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the creative industries, to safeguard cultural workers and audiences against exploitation and misinformation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57913/25]
Question· writtenPQ 580asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
580. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether AI-related protections will be incorporated into future industry agreements and collective bargaining frameworks to protect writers, actors, and technical crew from having their work or likeness digitally replicated without consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57912/25]
Question· writtenPQ 579asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
579. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will ensure that public funding provided to screen and television productions through an agency (details supplied) or Section 481 tax relief includes clear safeguards preventing the unregulated use of AI-generated performers, voices, or scripts. [57911/25]
Question· writtenPQ 578asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
578. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessment which has been made of the impact of artificial intelligence on employment and workers' rights within Ireland's film, television, and performing arts industries; if his Department will commission a study on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57910/25]
Question· writtenPQ 577asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
577. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department is engaging with representative bodies (details supplied) to ensure that developments in AI do not undermine employment opportunities, intellectual property rights, or creative integrity in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57909/25]
Question· writtenPQ 576asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
576. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to introduce specific legislation or regulations to safeguard creative professionals against the misuse of artificial intelligence technologies in the arts and entertainment industries, particularly in relation to consent, credit, and fair remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57908/25]
Question· writtenPQ 575asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
575. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to protect Irish artists, writers, and performers from the unauthorised use of their work, likeness, or voice in artificial intelligence-generated content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57907/25]
Question· writtenPQ 572asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
572. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of consultancy services which have been commissioned to assist with the establishment of the new AI Office; the amount awarded to each company to date; and a description of the services they each provided, in tabular form. [57805/25]
Question· writtenPQ 571asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
571. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that the regulatory functions of the new AI office are carried out in compliance with section 70 and section 78 of the EU AI Act, as both a Market Surveillance Authority and the national Single Point of Contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57804/25]
Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
36. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department's 'Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Schools' was benchmarked, if it all, with European counterparts; the input the AI Advisory Council has had on the guidance; if she and her Department have reviewed the steps Estonia is taking in respect of AI in schools; if there are any lessons which could be applied in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59717/25]
Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2025
27. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking vis-à-vis AI and all of her Department's responsibilities, including primary and secondary education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59716/25]
Question· writtenPQ 239asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
239. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57663/25]
Question· writtenPQ 238asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
238. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57631/25]
Question· writtenPQ 237asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
237. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57659/25]
Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
236. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57626/25]
Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
224. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57627/25]
Question· writtenPQ 160asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
160. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57618/25]
Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
142. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether data protection concerns pose significant barriers to the use of artificial intelligence tools for the administrative work within children’s disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57533/25]
Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2025
141. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider proposing that HSE organisations pilot artificial intelligence tools for the administrative work within children’s disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57532/25]