Ms Fiona Jennings:

I thank Deputy Geoghegan. It is either going to be a race to the top or a race to the bottom. At the moment, the EU is on that race to the top whereas are perhaps not. The AI office is going to provide a brilliant opportunity not just for Ireland but with regard to what it can potentially achieve and how it can bring about what the AI Act already wants to bring about. There are also the gaps, and we have talked about the gaps earlier. That co-ordinated policy approach is really important. That was said in the earlier session as well. AI is across all the Government Departments. It is across all of our lives. It is really important that we are on this trajectory now with respect to the EU AI Act. Ireland has led the way in terms of online safety regulation. The Chair was a huge part of that as well. It is really important that we hold our position there and continue on that trajectory.