Mr. Fionn McWeeney:

I thank the Senator for her question. With the ever-expanding use of data centres in Ireland, there are immense environmental factors related to cooling them. One of our YAP members observed that the amount of water being put into the data centres, and the amount being wasted, is truly horrific. The environmental factors are huge. When we talk about AI, we must talk about the environmental aspect, which is a huge part of it.