James Geoghegan

173. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18487/25]

179. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he plans to update the interim guidelines for the use of AI in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18337/25]

180. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department assesses productivity across all Government Departments; the methodology of how that is assessed, and areas where improvement has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18338/25]

181. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department is developing a policy for the use of high-risk AI tools, as categorised by the EU AI Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/25]

182. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department is considering the development of a national data library such as that proposed in the UK AI Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18340/25]

183. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18365/25]

184. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18382/25]

185. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18400/25]

186. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18417/25]

187. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18434/25]

188. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18459/25]

189. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18476/25]

190. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18493/25]

199. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18357/25]

200. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18374/25]

202. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18392/25]

203. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18409/25]

204. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18426/25]

205. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18451/25]

206. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/25]

207. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18485/25]

239. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the steps her Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if she will outline the logic behind their approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18356/25]

240. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18373/25]

241. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of her Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if she will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18391/25]

242. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if she will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18408/25]