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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome everybody to the meeting. There are a few other matters going on in Leinster House today, as you may be aware, but this is a particularly important session in the work we are doing. Our committee will move to the impact, opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in a range of areas, including from next week AI and the State, in terms of how the State uses AI. We took...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious we are over time, but Ms Apaza Machaca indicated. Perhaps she could come in briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Ms Apaza Machaca and Deputy Mythen. I call Senator Ruane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Does someone from Voice of Vision Impairment want to reply?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: It now falls to me to put some questions. I thank all of the witnesses for their testimony and their work generally. Ms Apaza Machaca spoke about how she uses Meta AI glasses. We want to understand, as new technology is rolled out, how it can assist people with disabilities. Tied to that, our recommendations are on policy measures. I was conscious when we had the session on AI and older...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Having the safeguards is critical. Could I also ask about State supports for you to be able to access that equipment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Specifically on that point, as politicians we regularly deal with the housing adaptation grant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: The role of the committee is to make policy recommendations. I was specifically asking about the appliances and everything else. What policy recommendations would the witnesses make on the housing adaptation grant to include smart devices or appliances?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious I am over time. Do Dr. Fitzpatrick and Ms Olhausen have two-line inputs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank all our witnesses very sincerely for their input here today. It is important that in our committee, as Members of the Oireachtas, we have heard their views. It is critical that the voice of those with disabilities be heard in the establishment of the AI office and the regulation of that space, as well as in design of all the exciting technologies including the ones Ms Apaza Machaca...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons recorded as unemployed for 12 months or more; of those, the numbers unemployed for 24 months or more and those unemployed for at least three years, four years and five years. [53079/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 148. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department has in place, or plans to put in place, to protect the professional title of ‘accountant’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52935/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider giving greater devolved power over school spending to school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53081/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Artificial Intelligence (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which artificial intelligence is being used or the way he envisions it could be used by his Department and agencies within the aegis of his Department in making climate predictions and preparing for extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline progress toward allowing the creation of professorships in the Technological Universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53077/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 725. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline progress on the construction of new on-campus student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53078/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Olympic Games (2 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Government's strategy to support athletes for the 2028 Los Angeles and 2032 Brisbane Summer Olympics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the proposed arts capital scheme as set out in the programme for Government. [52177/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (2 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 95. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the planned new ambulance base for Gorey, County Wexford. [52566/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (2 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 150. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the planned new primary care centre for Gorey, County Wexford. [52565/25]