Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Liam Herrick:
It is an interesting question. At one level, every state is in the same position because the timeline for transposition is the same for all member states. I made reference earlier to the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions and there is also the European Network of Equality Bodies. Both of those bodies have made recommendations to the European Commission on how, for example, the questionnaire,under which a lot this regulation will be rolled out, should be designed. There are bodies that have been setting standards. There is also the Council of Europe's ongoing work with regard to artificial intelligence, which is a resource that is available. There is quite a lot to draw on rather than from specific national examples. I do not believe any state really has put in place a fully effective and operational model to date.