Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is an ongoing process and it is a rapidly emerging field. There are areas we are looking at very closely such as cybersecurity, as we discussed, ethical AI and the guidelines on the use of that, patient consent, and full information on how information may be used. We can do population-based analyses with or without AI. Having that population-based information will be invaluable for public health responses and investment in public health. There is no doubt AI can enhance that. There also would be AI applications for individualised care around genome sequencing and matching potential treatments to potential conditions that people have. This area will need very clear consent and regulation. The health information Bill is very significant legislation and a lot of the regulatory framework for digital health and e-health will be contained within that.

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