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

Malcolm Byrne: What is the timeline for the next iteration of the safety report?

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

Malcolm Byrne: We have time for a quick one-minute round if members have burning questions. They do not have to use the time but they can ask one quick question.

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

Malcolm Byrne: If Senators Scahill and O'Donovan do not wish to contribute, I will ask a quick question to wrap up our first meeting of the committee. What is the message of the witnesses to someone out there who has fears about the effect of this new technology, artificial intelligence, on the citizens of Ireland?

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

Malcolm Byrne: That is great. I thank Dr. Seoighe very much. I am conscious of time. The clerk is furiously passing me notes about moving on. I thank Professor Smeaton, Dr. Seoighe and Dr. Leavy very much for their contributions. I also thank the wider research community. I am sure we will be engaging a lot more. The witnesses should please feel free to keep in touch. They are welcome to stay for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Two nominations for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach have been received, Deputies Sinéad Gibney and James Geoghegan. As Deputy Gibney was nominated first, on 22 May 2025, her nomination will be dealt with first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: In regard to the second motion, I must now put the question, "That Deputy James Geoghegan be elected Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence". Is that agreed? Agreed. I declare Deputy Geoghegan elected as Leas-Chathaoirleach of the committee and congratulate the Deputy on his election. I am advised by the clerk to the committee that we do not have time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Okay. We had in the last committee as well with regard to certain decisions, for instance-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: When there is a discussion on the extension of contracts of the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Chair and all our witnesses, several of whom I met the last time around. Many of the same issues are coming up. I will come back to Dr. Flynn's point on what the role of media is, which is the starting point. It is a critical underpinning of our democracy and we need to see it as a public good in the same way we see health and education. That is why some of us favour a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Forgive me, but ultimately the concept of "broadcaster", for me, is almost gone. People are looking across different media. In the case of print media, much of print is online. Most of my newspaper subscriptions are online at this stage. Is content not critical? Content is king and what we are funding is content.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I mean the concept of the "broadcaster" as a traditional broadcaster. My point is the witnesses are content creators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I am being provocative.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: The media fund is going to be competitive, in any event, but if we were to look at recommending an increase from 7% to, say, 10% or beyond but if we allowed RTÉ and TG4 to compete, would Mr. Purcell be happy with that or would he prefer the 7% to remain?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious of time and want to move on to the whole area of artificial intelligence. It is interesting, when people are being asked about what the heads of Bill say about different aspects of it, that I just asked Copilot what the Bill says about it. It is quite interesting as it relates to performance commitments and so on. This relates to the issue Ms Veldon and Mr. Hughes raised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I agree. My worry, being blunt, concerns the discussion about the streaming levy, which was just €20 million, and there is almost a fear about that. A lot of it was cited as geopolitics. That is what I am asking. What should be the approach by the State? Should we be doing it, and what can be done at EU level? I get the witnesses' point about, with respect, the minnows competing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [29735/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Up to 25% of Ireland's coastline is facing the serious problem of coastal erosion and the proportion in counties Wicklow and Wexford is higher. The Taoiseach will be aware that I represent an area that stretches from Brittas Bay to Morriscastle. We have some of the finest beaches in the country, but many of them, most notably Courtown and Kilmichael, are in serious danger. We need to...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister for bringing forward this legislation. The bigger debate we need to have is precisely that around the funding of local authorities. It is interesting that our debate is focusing on the question of the local property tax. The Minister will be aware that the overall budget for local authorities in the country is in the order of €6.7 billion annually. We are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Refurbishment (17 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for staying to this late hour to take this question about Coláiste Bhríde in Carnew, Wicklow. This is a progressive secondary school of almost 1,000 pupils which serves a predominantly rural area in south Wicklow as well as parts of north Wexford and south Carlow. The local community rightly takes great pride in this school. The whole school...