Ms Marianne Cassidy:

The guidelines are not mandatory and do not replace the normal corporate governance that any public sector body or Department has to do in respect of due diligence around data, how money is spent or how services are delivered effectively. They are there to help public service bodies and Departments to make good decisions around this new technology and the opportunity it offers.

We always intended it to be a living document because AI is evolving so quickly. We will update the document and guidelines. We are looking at agentic AI and what it means in terms of public sector governance. We will develop as the technology develops.

In terms of the repository, we have done a survey and some of the examples are currently at the back of the guidelines. We will update. We are encouraging public service bodies and Departments to share examples of good practice or where things do not work out to help others to learn from that. We intend to keep that updated on the gov.iewebsite. The IPA seminar is also an opportunity for people to learn from one another and keep track of what is happening in the sector.