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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The nature of these discussions is such that they cannot be confined. AI will not be confinable. Could the Bar Council of Ireland comment on excessive surveillance and the mechanism for oversight?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The issue is that where those data are collected, they are machine read. People cannot tell a machine if they are shopping for their elderly neighbour who does not work in that place or require health insurance-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: -----so the difficulty is not with the collection of data but with the storage, who can see the information and what they can do with it, as well as with the fact the machine that looks at it does not take account of the person but just the top level. A person can buy all the vegetables they like, but a machine cannot tell whether they eat them. They are only the person’s purchasing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I could spend a lot on sportswear, and while that does not mean I run every day, I might get cheaper health insurance as a result. There are serious issues we need to look at relating to machines examining people's behaviour and making decisions about them. That relates to purchasing habits but, at the end of the day, we are talking about issues that could have people sacked and that is why...

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words. I want to start by speaking to the importance of apprenticeships to the State and the economy. It is really hard to overstate the benefits of our craft-based apprenticeship system. This applies at a macro level in terms of the quality of craft worker our apprenticeship system produces. I will hone in on issues affecting the system in due...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (22 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Since the company Iceland was taken over by new management in February, there have been significant and sustained allegations of poor management, lack of communication and, in some instances, intimidation of workers. Some stores are now closed. Workers in other stores want to know if the Minister of State knows whether they will be in work tomorrow, next week or the week after that. We...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (22 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I have written to the Corporate Enforcement Authority to ask that it investigate if there are any potential breaches of company law in this case. Serious questions are arising as to what fitness and probity checks were carried out in respect of the directors. Who is really behind some of these companies? There are names, there are new companies, there is another company, there is Metron,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (22 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken domestically and at EU level to ensure public access to the register of beneficial ownership is restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30313/23]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 3: In page 12, to delete lines 20 to 24. I will address why I have included this. The Minister of State is correct that there is broad support. Amendments Nos. 3 and 6 are broadly similar. All my amendments relate to transparency. I do not know whether there has ever been a more important time for us to address transparency, since everybody is talking about...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: On the withholding of information under the reporting on the operation of the Act, will the Minister of State outline why this is necessary? This is important legislation. The purpose is to protect human rights, to prevent arms from falling into the wrong hands and to assist in peace and stability. There is a need for some secrecy; I get that. With the exclusion of important elements from...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister of State spoke about the necessity to protect certain sensitive information. As I am now referring to sensitive information, I ask the Minister of State for an anonymised example of what that information that would not be disclosed would be. To be serious, will he give an example of what type of information we are talking about that might reasonably be held back?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: No, I understand that.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That should never be held back. I understand the point but I believe there is potential to strengthen it somewhere between the Minister of State's position and what I have proposed. I note confidence in the legislation is really important. I do not want to get into it now and would be content to withdraw this amendment - although we may reintroduce it - were the Minister of State to...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is it.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is fantastic. I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I will withdraw both of these amendments on the basis of the commitment given by the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Stanton for raising this matter. Is it the Minister of State's position that this legislation will most likely have to be amended when the AI development-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The one difficulty with that, which the committee heard about last week, is that to get things right sometimes the slowest movements move as fast. I understand that there are a lot of moving parts in this but I also understand that the area of AI has potential for negative consequences. It is not all positive and there is a substantial risk involved. AI moves much faster than we thought...