42. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 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. [57630/25]
49. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment 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. [57623/25]
52. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has had any contact from the Department of Education and Youth regarding the interpretation of employment permit rules potentially excluding post-primary teachers, as a full time post primary contract is 22 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57680/25]
64. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth 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. [57622/25]
69. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has had any contact from the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment regarding the interpretation of employment permit rules potentially excluding post-primary teachers, as a full time post primary contract is 22 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57681/25]
77. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport 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. [57620/25]
92. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [57628/25]
100. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [57632/25]
129. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [57617/25]
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]
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]
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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]
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]
89. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the context of the recent ceasefire, the steps Ireland is taking to pursue accountability over the genocide in Gaza, and the continued occupation of the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57171/25]
92. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider not granting authorisation for future stopovers of US military planes and planes under the command of the US military in Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57130/25]
121. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking diplomatically at European and UN level to ensure that the peace deal in Gaza respects the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people and protects them against occupation and apartheid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57132/25]
129. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's position on the EU-Morocco Trade Agreement currently in provisional application, particularly in respect to the inclusion of goods originating from Moroccan settlements in Western Sahara, and the lack of engagement with the Sahrawi people in the drafting of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the…
153. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, and Ireland’s position on the adoption of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57131/25]
165. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland will take ahead of next week’s EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, where Ministers are expected to discuss the partial suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement; whether Ireland is engaging with other Member States, including Germany, Italy and France, to support the suspension in view of Israel’s continu…
187. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he supports the view, as recently expressed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (details supplied), that simplification at EU level should equate to deregulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56773/25]
446. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when consultation will open for the permanent basic income for the arts scheme; the form that consultation will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56774/25]
447. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether artists on the pilot scheme will be eligible to apply for the permanent basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56775/25]
550. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timelines for applications and commencement of the successor scheme to the basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55109/25]
551. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the successor scheme to the basic income for the arts scheme will provide the same level of support to the same number of artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55110/25]
190. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the staffing resources in the AI office that will be allocated to the office's planned regulatory function, in comparison to the other functions of the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54213/25]