Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, Truth and Democracy: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Art O'Leary:
As I mentioned earlier, we do not have any regulatory authority here right now. It was envisaged in the legislation that established An Coimisiún Toghcháin that, under Part 5, we would have investigative and sanctioning powers. That Part was never commenced because of the advent of the Digital Services Act, the AI Act, etc. We use our education and information powers to intervene at a very soft level. These are soft powers that we use.