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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Insolvency Compensation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: There may be a necessity, and there is a provision under the Bill for the Minister of State or whoever the relevant Minister is, to introduce regulations to give effect to in more detail. I think that is correct.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Insolvency Compensation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minster of State and the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (4 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance how changes in income tax bands and the universal social charge since July 2020 have benefitted those paying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28933/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (4 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 240. To ask the Minister for Finance the action taken to sustain and boost Ireland’s economic competitiveness since July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28934/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (4 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 261. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action taken to sustain and expand employment since July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28930/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (4 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 262. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures taken to help the SME sector since July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28931/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes. The general trend of trying to move away from closed-book examinations to more continuous assessment, which this committee has considered, is risky if AI is very hard to detect. Does Mr. Meade agree?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: With regard to individual writing style, we are dependent upon the examiner knowing a person's writing style in the first place, are we not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Let us look at third level, which is probably a better example, where a lecturer is not really aware of the writing style of the student. It will be very hard in that situation for the lecturer to be able say, for example, “That does not sound like Malcolm Byrne’s essay”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Finally, what does Mr. O’Sullivan think of the long-term consequences for creativity of humans if we develop this over-reliance on AI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Very good answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome all our guests and commend them on the excellent work they have done. Obviously, huge opportunities and risks are associated with the use of AI in post-primary education. I would have thought the opportunities relate, as Ms Kelleher mentioned, to assisting people to learn and assisting teachers to teach people and prompt them in a certain way. The risks, however, seem to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: On the risks, the concern is that people will not do work and just ask ChatGPT to come up with an essay. Does Ms White believe that, as a result of that, we will find ourselves going back to more closed-book exams, at which people must write down what they know? Would that be negative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: There is a risk associated with moving away from end-of-year exams in which people have to express their knowledge on a piece of paper. Does Mr. Meade believe a consequence of AI is that we will see more closed-book exams in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I do not know whether Mr. O'Sullivan is aware of a report produced by the University of Reading on research based on 33 exam answers submitted by AI. The examiners did not detect any of them. In fact, 32 out of the 33 were much better than the answers of the humans doing the exams. I would have believed it will always be the case that the technology for AI will be one step ahead of...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I did not intend to speak on this amendment but I will do so because a very interesting debate has commenced since I came into the Chamber. I came in here intending to speak on amendments Nos. 7 to 12, inclusive, which seek to give effect to another High Court decision - in the case of A & B v. the International Protection Office and the Minister - which was delivered in March of...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: We are three years on from the Damache case, in which the Supreme Court declared sections 19(2) and 19(3) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to be unconstitutional. We sat on it for quite some time. The Supreme Court provided some form of instruction to this House in terms of what to do. The Supreme Court decision said and recognised that the decision as to whether...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is ultimately a matter for the Oireachtas to determine-----