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Artificial Intelligence

813 questions from 74 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

813
questions
771 written, 42 oral
74
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202523
February 202558
March 202524
April 2025104
May 202519
June 20256
July 202544
August 20250
September 202510
October 202542
November 202529
December 202538
January 2026104
February 202654
March 20269
April 202688
May 202624
June 202666
July 202634
August 20260
September 202618
October 202619

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú36 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil231 from 23 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael194 from 10 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent15 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland14 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party41 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity74 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin54 from 17 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 139
  2. 106
  3. 98
  4. 71
  5. 60
  6. 35
  7. 33
  8. 30

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Education
240. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18373/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Education
241. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of her Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if she will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18391/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Education
242. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if she will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18408/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Education
243. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18425/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
250. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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. [18368/…
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
251. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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. [18385/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
252. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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. [18403/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
253. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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. [18420/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
254. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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. [18437/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Housing
281. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [18363/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Housing
282. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [18380/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Housing
283. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [18398/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Housing
284. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [18415/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Housing
285. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [18432/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
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]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
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]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
302. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [18402/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
303. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [18419/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
304. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [18436/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Justice
317. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice 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. [18381/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Justice
318. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice 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. [18399/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
327. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [18353/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
329. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [18387/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
330. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [18405/25]
James Geoghegan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
331. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [18422/25]