Mr. Joe O'Brien:

It is hugely worrying. I mentioned that 30 to 40 other projects have been completed. We need oversight of them. It should be public knowledge.

There is a record here about AI that has been used in the past. The Department of Social Protection was found by the Data Protection Commissioner to be in breach of various regulations with the public services card. Some 70% of the population have had their data used in that, and it was a type of AI. It is not like we are starting with a blank slate. Even before the 30 or 40 projects I mentioned, there is a history of using AI in ways that are not lawful. I also flag that the Department of justice seems determined to push forward facial recognition technology, which is another problematic form of AI. That will obviously require legislation of its own, but it needs particular attention.