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Showing questions asked by Malcolm Byrne under the heading Artificial Intelligence.

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Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Enterprise
253. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment noting the success of the International Artificial Intelligence Summit in Dublin on 14 October 2026, if he would consider developing it as an annual event. [75193/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
354. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures that have been undertaken by Government to support the agreement of international treaties on the development of artificial intelligence. [68221/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
361. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures that are in place, or his plans for measures, concerning the use of agentic AI with financial services and products in Ireland. [68222/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
432. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether Government has undertaken an assessment of the potential implications of advances in artificial intelligence for Ireland’s future economic competitiveness and labour market; the skills, talent and workforce requirements identified; whether the capacity of the higher education sector to meet these re…
Malcolm Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
885. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proportion of the National Training Fund that is used toward AI upskilling; the plans to further engage in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51186/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
149. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the roll out of aiready.ie; and his plans for future development. [49862/26]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
24. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [16306/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
170. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline future plans for aiready.ie and for upskilling programmes in artificial intelligence. [34391/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
95. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to recent Government approval, the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive regarding the planned procurement of a national electronic health record system; whether he considers that AI-enabled components within such a system would fall within the “high-risk” category unde…
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
96. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when Ireland’s designated supervisory authority for the enforcement of the EU AI Act will be formally established; whether that authority will have oversight over AI systems deployed within national healthcare infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31254/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
310. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the use of agentic AI in revenue collection by his Department and the State generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26495/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
9. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider the use of agentic AI in procurement processes by his Department and the State generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
429. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the development of artificial intelligence sandboxes. [21613/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
76. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legislative measures now required to address the misuse by AI enabled products, platforms or services of any individual's image, likeness or voice for malign purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20537/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
2281. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline his Department's policy approach to the use of generative AI by students and researchers across the further and higher education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20809/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
444. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans for the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council; if it will be built into the governance structures of the National AI Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14318/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
445. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the monitoring practices carried out by Government on the potential and actual impact of artificial intelligence on employment in specific sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14319/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
471. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland will be represented at the Global AI Summit in India in February 2026; if so, the nature of that representation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9273/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach 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. [4843/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Social
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]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Justice
203. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [4839/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
230. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [4827/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Children
261. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any website or other platform operated by her Department uses an AI-enabled chatbot; if there are plans to use chatbots; in what circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4828/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
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]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
8. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the type of training provided to staff within her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [67463/25]