Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
I apologise if I was not clear about this in my initial remarks. It is to be a stand-alone entity. While it is hosted by my Department, it will be a stand-alone entity in how it is established and how it is created and will have oversight of all sectors, not just enterprise. It will include education and all those other sectors we have discussed during the meeting. It will have key responsibilities and a central role in co-ordinating the authority to assure the EU AI Act is implemented in the most effective and efficient way. I do not want to use up the Deputy's time because I am sure he has more questions. My ambition is to establish the national AI office established, which will be stand-alone, and to establish the observatory to help forecast where AI trends are going. We are also looking at something like what France has with STATION F in terms of having an innovation centre and creative hub that allows businesses to flourish, grow, move on and develop. I hope that answers the question.
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