Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Keira KeoghKeira Keogh (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I thank the witnesses for being here. I had eight fantastic questions, and they have all been answered. It has been a really good session. This is the difficulty, but also the benefit, of contributing last. I will touch on the last topic that was raised. If we look at the national human rights strategy for disabled people, it referred to better access to digital and assistive technologies and the National Disability Authority also spoke a bit more about AI supporting independent living through universal designs. To delve into that positive piece a little bit more, how do the DPO Network and the Irish Deaf Society see AI improving accessibility? I was thinking about the example of airports when we hear an announcement and maybe an avatar comes on the screen, and it will not be perfect. Are there any other real-life examples that the witnesses could give in a positive way about how they are seeing AI, especially when we look at independent living? This is something I am interested in.

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