Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Gareth Scahill (Fine Gael)
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Mr. Sherwin also mentioned human rights in one of his answers to Senator Ruane. This afternoon in the Seanad there will be statements on human rights within disability, a strategy on which was published recently. We are going through that. Employment is a big issue in that area. One of the key things in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, which is being implemented, is that high-risk systems must be accessible, transparent and non-discriminatory. That is across employment, education and healthcare. Mr. Sherwin is right. We are at an early stage. It is time. Is the witnesses' big ask from today that their representative bodies have more involvement at this early stage?