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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State. Deputy Keogh is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Thank you, Minister of State, and your officials for your work. Be assured that this committee wants to work very closely with you on how this transformative technology, and indeed the convergence with other technologies, will impact in all aspects of lives. I agree with Deputy Keogh's point. Regardless of whether it is sandwiched into one Government Department, this is really across all...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that, Minister of State, but you get my point. We want to see all of these things happening.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Which is very welcome. Regarding the observatory, which will be looking at doing the research which is critical to inform the work we are doing, and a lot of work is being done within our universities, we need to engage very closely with our higher education institutions who are doing a lot of work in this space. It is critical that they also have the digital infrastructure in place to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Absolutely, but you would agree with the principle that students, in a safe and ethical framework and, obviously, with support from teachers, should have access to large language models and be able to use AI in their learning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Would you envisage the planned AI summit as part of the EU Presidency or as a stand-alone event, following on from London, Seoul and Paris?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: We might ask the Department, when those plans have been developed a bit further, to come back before the committee and to work with us. More generally, as a committee, we have managed to talk about it ourselves, but on a personal level, Minister, and the experience you have had with regard to artificial intelligence, what is it that excites you about the possibilities of AI and what are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Thank you, Minister. We have agreed that we will hold a module on AI and the creative sector and cultural industries at some stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: I thank you and the officials. You have outlined a very ambitious programme, and I think our committee will look forward to collaborating. By this time next year, you will be ready for the full implementation of the AI Act, we will either have had or will be preparing for an AI summit, the AI observatory will be on the way to being established, the AI office-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: We are. I know that the Minister of State-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: Great, thank you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State and her officials. We look forward to engaging with you again in the course of our work. We will now go into private session for the rest of the meeting to talk to the Oireachtas AI unit, so I propose we take a quick five-minute break.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (10 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given the alleged involvement of Iran in the drug trafficking operation halted by the MV Matthew in November 2023, he or his Department have raised this issue with their Iranian counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38554/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (10 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: 144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given the alleged involvement of Iran in the drug trafficking operation halted by the MV Matthew in November 2023, he or his Department have raised this issue with their Iranian counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38516/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (10 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: 276. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of peace commissioners in Ireland, by local authority area. [38471/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (10 Jul 2025)
Malcolm Byrne: 277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of plans to provide for an online list of peace commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/25]