Questions

209. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38616/25…

365. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to improve AI literacy on a national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37376/25]

370. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if, given the eight competent authorities for the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act announced in March, he will set out the specific regulatory bodies and market surveillance authorities responsible for each of the prohibitions (Article 5) and high-risk uses (Annex III) in the Act (details supplied), in tabular form; if he will clar…

309. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a comprehensive AI strategy to protect the rights and livelihoods of those working in the Irish tour guide industry will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35359/25]

57. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he supports and if his Department has been involved in discussions surrounding, a proposal for an European Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive to create a rebuttable 'presumption of causality', which would assist musicians, performers and composers to vindicate their right to equitable remuneration for use of their work …

365. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32479/25]

462. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the regulation of artificial intelligence Bill will be published in 2025. [29742/25]

328. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department he plans to take to increase the number of Irish businesses using big data, the cloud, and AI. [28796/25]

153. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason Ireland is not involved the EU AI Factories initiative to date; if, in the context of the new EU AI Continent Action Plan, Ireland will seek to join a consortium as part of the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27839/25]

185. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding allocated to any measure falling under the National AI Strategy for 2025; the projected funding for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28390/25]

141. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the establishment of Ireland’s AI regulatory sandbox in accordance with the provisions of the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22542/25]

143. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to enhance the promotion of CeADAR's educational supports for Irish businesses, including free courses and access to AI regulatory sandboxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22576/25]

54. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in light of the United Arab Emirates using artificial intelligence to assist in writing legislation, if his Department would consider a similar move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/25]

57. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the steps he is taking to cultivate investment in artificial intelligence in the context of his action plan for competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21722/25]

58. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the measures his Department is taking to position Ireland as a leader in artificial intelligence, AI, as committed to in the programme for Government; if this includes targeted supports for SMEs with adopting AI tools, and whether a specific funding stream is being considered to support AI deployment and skills traini…

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]

210. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with Meta about the reported use of pirated creative works to train its AI models, including thousands of books produced by Irish creators and publishers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16359/25]

352. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports of copyright infringements (details supplied); the steps his Department are taking to protect Irish authors and their copyrighted material from tech companies using pirated material to train their AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15420/25]

356. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports of copyright infringements (details supplied); the steps his Department are taking to protect Irish authors and their copyrighted material from tech companies using pirated material to train their AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15425/25]

357. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that will be taken to protect Irish authors and their copyrighted material in the face of both piracy and the use of pirated material by a company (details supplied) to train its GenAI protocols (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15472/25]

529. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the Government’s response to the latest recommendation of Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Council to build-out national AI testbeds for multiple sectors. [11474/25]