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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

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Robert O'Donoghue Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
279. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had at European Union level regarding copyright protections for creators whose works may be used to train artificial intelligence systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47768/26]
James Geoghegan Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Education
384. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will list the members of the AI in Schools External Advisory Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47714/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Culture
399. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether an assessment has been undertaken of the potential impact of artificial intelligence systems on the livelihoods of Irish writers, musicians, artists, performers and other creative professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47767/26]
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]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
25. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [16307/26]
James O'Connor Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
26. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [16308/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
27. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [34546/26]
John Connolly Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
28. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [37324/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [41561/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
30. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [41564/26]
Liam Quaide Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
31. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [41808/26]
Liam Quaide Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
32. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [44845/26]
Johnny Guirke Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
33. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [44965/26]
Peadar Tóibín Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
34. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45027/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
35. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45327/26]
Albert Dolan Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
36. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45331/26]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
37. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45454/26]
Johnny Guirke Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
38. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45462/26]
George Lawlor Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
39. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45469/26]
Barry Heneghan Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
40. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45510/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
41. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45617/26]
Conor D McGuinness Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
42. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45621/26]
Paul Lawless Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
43. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45640/26]
Willie O'Dea Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
144. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department is supporting businesses to adopt artificial intelligence into their day-to-day work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45350/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
150. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on assessments being carried out by his Department on the impact of AI on graduate-level and entry-level employment with emerging data of reduced hiring in certain sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45645/26]