Results 61-80 of 276 for speaker:Naoise Ó Cearúil

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (11 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 365. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to review and reform the age-based exclusion criteria for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy to ensure a fairer and more equitable approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31073/25]

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I acknowledge the progress made this year to date. The CSO has announced 5,938 home completions happened in quarter 1 of 2025, which is the second highest first quarter since the series began in 2011, and that apartment completions in quarter 1 of 2025 were up 13.4% on quarter 1 of 2024. Many more apartments need to be built and I hope the announcements being made will increase the number...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 23. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the recent work of the Economic and Social Research Institute as part of the shared island initiative. [22483/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 7. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Council. [27219/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Toghchán Leas-Chathaoirligh (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, in ainneoin an vóta. Oibreoidh mé leat agus leis an gcoiste as seo amach. Táim ag súil le hobair an choiste seo. Bhí an oiread sin déanta ag Aengus Ó Snodaigh mar Chathaoirleach sa choiste deireanach agus ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt dó sin. Táim ag súil le bheith ag obair le hAengus agus leis...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I apologise for having been in and out. Another committee is meeting at the same time and I am Leas-Chathaoirleach of that committee so it makes it quite difficult. I appreciate the opening statement which I read through in detail prior to the meeting. For context, my background is in industry and I worked in AI prior to being elected to this House. I am also the Fianna Fáil party...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I might just come in there briefly. The CRTs are quite interesting. I appreciate it takes a long time to complete a PhD. Things change rapidly from day to day, for example, Google's Veo 3 and Apple's new iOS, which was launched today. Is there time or space for those CRTs to have some kind of rapid AI response fund for high-potential and high-speed innovation? While I appreciate that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I appreciate that. To move on to AI and research management, from reading it again, Taighde Éireann is promoting the use of AI in peer review, programme design and grant management. What safeguards are in place to ensure this does not entrench bias or create opacity in decisions about public research funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: To that point, there would be algorithms. Who would audit any time of algorithm that would be proposed in research management?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I have one last question. I think I have enough time. It is around the global positioning. Taighde Éireann has cited OECD and EU definitions of AI. From Taighde Éireann's position, which legal or regulatory standard will dominate Ireland's AI strategy moving forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I am conscious of the number of US tech firms in Ireland and GDPR legislation that obviously has come from the EU. Dr. Seoighe sees the EU legislation, wording and standardisation as being to the fore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I thank Professor Smeaton and Mr. Ó Cearúil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: The witnesses were previously asked about other countries in the EU that are progressing well with AI. France is well ahead, as is Estonia as regards the whole area of digitalisation. I will come back to the previous question I asked around the commercialisation of particular research projects that are coming through the pipeline. I am very conscious that we create an indigenous AI...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 86. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels. [25491/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent analysis outlining Ireland’s declining progress on greenhouse gas emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30265/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Sustainable Development Goals (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to implement a whole-of-Government strategy to fully integrate the sustainable development goals into national policies and initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30264/25]