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Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: The interest is not technically a sanction then, as such.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: Ms Kelly said the Department will have to make a qualified disclosure that has not been made yet to Revenue. Is that right?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: Questions of penalties will arise from Revenue after that qualified disclosure has been made. Is that right?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: Is it not a very serious issue for the Department that this issue has arisen? Has there ever been a case like this where the Department of public expenditure and reform is making qualified disclosures to Revenue regarding revenues it has not paid that could ultimately be subject to penalties at the levels we are talking about?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (10 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: 313. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 309, 310 and 311 of 26 June 2025, when replies will issue from the HSE; that they will be answered within the timeframe required under Standing Order 52; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (10 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: 388. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 362 and 363 of 11 June 2025, if the HSE will reply to the questions asked and that they will be answered within the timeframe required under Standing Order 52; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38608/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank the Minister of State and officials for showing up. I congratulate Deputy Smyth on having the role of Minister of State with responsibility for AI. Will she explain to me, others here and people watching the committee proceedings what a regulatory sandbox is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: The Minister of State mentioned the Central Bank has established its own regulatory sandbox. How many regulatory sandboxes is it envisaged the State will have? Is it that the Central Bank will have one and the State will have another or how many are envisaged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: I would like to understand the relationship with the competent authorities the Minister of State identified and the supervisory authorities. Will they have their own regulatory sandboxes flowing from them? Will specific Departments have regulatory sandboxes or will there be a Central Bank regulatory sandbox for financial services companies that engage with it and a State regulatory sandbox...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: Where will that one main sandbox come from? Will it be in the Minister of State's Department under the proposed AI office and will there be a CEO of an AI office? What will it look like?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: Is it fair to say no Government decision has been taken yet about which Department the AI office, which will be the one regulatory sandbox, will come from or whether it will be a stand-alone office with a CEO or someone running it? What will it look like? Has a Government decision been taken yet on that point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: However, the Minister of State is suggesting it might move.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: When it comes to justice, education and all the other issues outside the Department's remit, it will act as a liaison essentially with all those entities. Is that the idea?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: A lot of debate is raging at a European level now about the implementing regulations flowing from the AI Act. Do member states and Irish officials engage in deciding what the implementing regulation will look like and how it will be implemented or will that be done at a European level? What is the level of engagement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: Finally, one of the questions I put to the chair of the AI council when she was before us was this suggestion, which Senator Dee Ryan took up there, that during the EU Presidency, Ireland would host an EU AI summit similar to what President Macron did. It would be slightly different in the sense that it would give Ireland an opportunity to showcase that we have our regulatory house in order,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: Is the AI office being established by existing primary or secondary legislation or are new regulations being issued? Regarding the remit, if it is done by regulation or otherwise, will the Minister of State commit to engaging with the committee on what the remit will look like before the entity itself is established?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Priorities (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: 88. To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the priorities of his Department’s housing and infrastructure unit [32279/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Jul 2025)

James Geoghegan: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expand the number of third level places related to therapies in the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37651/25]