Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)

Is it not putting the cart before the horse a little? In her opening statement or the council's submission, Dr. Scanlon advocated for accelerating AI adoption, encouraging responsible innovation and reinforcing Ireland's role in the global AI system. She is advocating that we invest in AI infrastructure, but without knowing whether it will make it impossible for us to meet our climate targets. Is that not putting the cart before the horse? I accept that the witnesses are all volunteers but being volunteers is not stopping them from advocating that we should embrace AI and the Government should develop infrastructure for it.