Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are a number things happening. One of CeADAR's roles is to provide advice and support to companies interested in developing AI and in bringing AI tools into their business.

The Department itself is working with Government agencies such as Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, local enterprise offices and digital hubs. This cannot be done by one particular agency. It is going to take a whole-of-agency approach as well as a whole-of-government approach to ensure we tap into every segment of society, whether you are in business and using AI, whether you are in education and want to bring AI tools into your classroom, whether you are in retail and do not see AI as having a role to play. All of those agencies, along with ourselves in government have a job to do to enure that everybody is moving at the same pace with this digital transformation that is happening, whether we like it or not.

The Deputy asked a very specific question about the number of supports. I will get him figures and will ask the Department to share them with him.