Questions

622. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45378/26]

154. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection whether her Department has conducted any analysis of the potential implications of artificial intelligence-related job displacement for income supports, activation programmes and labour market participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44279/26]

22. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details on job losses and displacement linked to the introduction of artificial intelligence and automation technologies in Cork county; the sectors most affected to date; the targeted income, retraining and social protection supports that are in place or planned for workers whose employment is at risk as a result; and if he will make a …

1859. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any artificial intelligence tools or systems are currently being used within his Department or in agencies under its remit; the purposes for which these tools are being used; whether any departmental guidance or governance structures have been developed to support their responsible use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24464…

1875. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy, or digital skills in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25041/26]

1912. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25803/26]

173. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection to set out the policy in his Department regarding the use of artificial intelligence; whether AI is used or permitted in drawing up policy documents, speeches, answers to parliamentary questions, press releases or for other official documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15625/26]

173. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if he or any of his officials have used artificial intelligence to write speeches, produce social media content for his Department, or to issue responses to parliamentary questions, since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4601/26]

183. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection if any website or other platform operated by his Department uses an AI-enabled chatbot; if there are plans to use chatbots; in what circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4842/26]

705. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify whether personal data held by his Department and its customer facing sections is subject to processing by artificial intelligence tools (details supplied). [4302/26]

706. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he and or his officials have conducted a data protection impact assessment with regards to the use of artificial intelligence tools, and, if so, the dates on which this assessment was conducted. [4307/26]

1523. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74141/25]

1599. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department uses artificial intelligence tools for any graphic design or similar work in place of artists, designers or videographers; and if so, to outline which projects or units of the Department are affected. [2254/26]

1600. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any agencies or other bodies under his remit are using artificial intelligence tools for any graphic design or similar work in place of artists, designers or videographers; and if so, to outline which projects or units of the organisation are affected. [2272/26]

553. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering the introduction of supports for new graduates unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73803/25]

554. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline any engagement his Department has had with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the subject of new graduates being unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; his views on whether there will be a need to introduce specific retraining schemes for new gradua…

555. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline any engagement he has had with industry on the subject of new graduates being unable to obtain entry-level jobs in areas most affected by the adoption of artificial intelligence; if his Department has conducted any industry surveys to assess the existence of such a trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73806/25]

366. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [67470/25]

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]

222. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55705/25]

88. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection the means by which his Department plans on using artificial intelligence to speed up the processing of application forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50482/25]

266. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [38625/25]

151. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering the use of artificial intelligence to improve the processing of claims and payments by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21723/25]

300. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [18367/25]

301. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [18384/25]