The Taoiseach:

It is covering six main areas, including Ireland's future power system and economic resilience. That is investigating the impact of renewable targets in four areas: economic and enterprise opportunities, reliability of supply, energy costs and the export potential. It is working on deepening compact growth in Ireland, connecting people to the energy transition, international trade dependencies, the energy transition, and carrying and delivery capacity. That is done in collaboration with the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council. That will look at ways Ireland could improve its long-term planning provision and delivery capacity, particularly in housing, infrastructure, healthcare and other services. On artificial intelligence, this work will include a focus on AI adoption and its impact on Irish public services and the labour market. It will focus on issues such as transparency, ethics and equity and will help build public trust and confidence around the challenges and opportunities of AI and hybrid and remote working. This project will explore the evolution and impact on remote and hybrid working in Ireland since 2020. It will commence in quarter 3 of this year. It is expected to conclude in 2026. The small increase in the subhead is mainly to provide for pay increases due in 2025 under the current public sector pay agreement and for pensions and payments for NESDO employees retiring in 2025.