Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Rebecca Keatinge:

I would just like to flag that there are models for that sort of engagement with different sectors of the public. The committee has had different groups in, which is really valuable, looking at the youth aspect, and to address ageism and ableism. There are other aspects of discrimination on the basis of race and gender. Those are important aspects to consider. We have a statutory committee, which is made up of people with lived experience of disability. This is a valuable forum. The Ombudsman for Children, similarly, has a youth committee. So there are models out there - there was a question about that - to engage different sectors. These are very important in this space.