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:

It is really interesting because the way that other states are approaching this is very diverse. As I understand it, in Belgium I think there are 22 different regulated bodies whereas in the Netherlands there are just three. There are really divergent models being taken in how this is being implemented. It is extremely helpful to have conversations with them. We have met our Dutch counterparts and they are a bit further down the road in terms of protocols and the legislative change that is needed to effect their mandate. Those conversations are really crucial to see how we can collectively implement this in an effective and efficient way.