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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for delays in commencing the building of a new school (details supplied); if she will ensure that the project can move to stage 3 immediately; and if she will commit to a timeline for the completion of the new school. [23612/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (28 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital investment by his Department in computer and data infrastructure projects, by investment in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form. [23619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the catchment area for a school (details supplied) was decided; and if the area can be slightly extended to incorporate the Holywell area of Swords, where another school is situated.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23633/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (28 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Planning and Development Bill 2023 provides that applicants seeking planning permission to build one-off family homes on land owned by them will have a legal right to pre-planning meetings with local planners and to necessary site visits from them. [23595/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (28 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital investment by his Department in computer and data infrastructure projects, by investment in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form. [23615/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (28 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital funding provided by his Department to organisations or agencies under the remit of his Department for investment in computer and data infrastructure, by investment in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form. [23616/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (28 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital funding provided to the Irish Centre for High End Computing since 2020. [23617/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: My question is whether Google intends to launch it here. I am aware it has not been launched here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sure they would have plenty to say about it. Certainly, what I have read in the media would not fill me with confidence. I appreciate the point on it being a discrete and small number of results but some of them, which I will not ventilate here because they do not deserve an airing, are incredibly disruptive and would be potentially disruptive in the political realm as well as in other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: When will it be considered safe to launch?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I presume all of what we read about in the media will be dealt with in advance of a European launch.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Of course Google does. Mr. Meade would never be hanged for that answer. Everyone who comes in here would say they want to launch as safe a product as possible. This does not necessarily mean that the product is safe. I take the point, however. I have some general questions and I am conscious of the time limits. I will ask our guests about the mindsets in respect of AI, which is a subject...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: There is, and my question is how we do it. Industry will have to do the heavy lifting but it will need partners in education and politics, etc.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses. I have a question on the Digital Economy and Society Index, DESI, which was published in 2023 and which drew on data from 2020. It shows that 22.7% of businesses in Ireland with more than ten employees are using big data, 47% are using the cloud and only 7.9% are using AI. How do we ensure the adoption of generative AI, classical AI, machine learning and automation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I am not sure I will need all seven minutes. To follow up on a point made previously, will our guests from Amazon confirm that the company has not received a request to recognise a trade union? Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: That is very interesting because I was under the very clear impression it had. That is okay. Is Mr. Brophy aware that there are trade union members working in Amazon's warehouse or fulfilment centre?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: There are but Amazon does not recognise that union.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I believe the Chairperson has already visited so at least one of my colleagues has been there. I want to ask about the reference that was made to productivity improvements and automation. Although he is not here now, Mr. McCorry also made reference to protecting workers from the potential negative use of AI. What is each company doing or prepared to do to make sure that workers are...