Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

Absolutely. We will consider them as part of our deliberative process. The enterprise committee will be key in our approach. The private sector has done a lot of good things with AI. Insight is the largest research centre in Europe. It is based in Trinity College and shows us how we can commercialise research based in tertiary education.

We do have a lot to do from a public service point of view and in Departments. That is where a huge amount of Government work needs to be carried out. Public trust is important because general purpose technology comes with so many challenges as well as opportunities. We have to ensure we are managing those challenges and maintaining public trust. That is why it is very important - and I do not say this lightly in terms of that distributive model - we have the expertise built in in those key areas that have public trust. Many of them, in terms of the areas they manage, have a very strong track record. I am happy to work with the Deputy on the areas she referenced. This is a collective approach. There are huge opportunities but there are risks and we should be open to that risk and manage it appropriately to ensure we are building public trust as well.

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