Artificial Intelligence

127. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 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. [55703/25]

136. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment 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. [55696/25]

152. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [55695/25]

190. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport 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. [55693/25]

200. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [55701/25]

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]

237. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [55702/25]

262. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [55690/25]

271. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [55691/25]

306. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [55700/25]

360. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [55699/25]

364. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht 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. [55704/25]

321. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which artificial intelligence is being used or the way he envisions it could be used by his Department and agencies within the aegis of his Department in making climate predictions and preparing for extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48642/25]

390. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will commit to the establishment of a youth advisory panel in the establishment of the national artificial intelligence office; if he will outline how the office will ensure the voices of children and young people are heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51800/25]

414. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department's policy on the use of artificial intelligence in schools. [51181/25]

684. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána that have formal training in relation to criminal activity through means of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51405/25]

10. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on legislation to establish the national AI office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50480/25]

41. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being considered to ensure that regulatory oversight under the European Union AI Act does not create barriers to AI start-ups and SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50602/25]

67. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the details of the preparations underway for the establishment of the national AI office by August 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50601/25]

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]

253. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the heads of a Bill will be published to establish a central and coordinating authority for governance of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51097/25]

402. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work being carried out by his Department and any engagement with other Departments and Government agencies and companies to build a strategy for the utilisation of AI for enterprise innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47594/25]

720. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 966 of 29 July 2025, the data and research his Department has to support the answer regarding the emergence of new jobs; whether these jobs will be equal or greater than the number of jobs lost to AI; whether the minister is aware of research which indicates AI has led to decre…

857. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress made on the creation of an artificial intelligence observatory to monitor the development and impact of AI and provide policy advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40761/25]

860. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the Government has had any discussions regarding the development of a sovereign artificial intelligence system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40783/25]