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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: I will come back in and maybe Mr. Blanchfield will respond to it. Dr. Scanlon discussed the risks and balance in her opening statement but what she is actually saying is that we need to have the infrastructure in order for Ireland to be a leader. I do not hear much of the risks she has outlined. The answer I am hearing from her is to go full steam ahead. I have not heard much in terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: How big of a risk are AI and embracing AI to us meeting our climate targets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: In response to someone earlier, Dr. Scanlon said that we had never had a technology as transformative as AI. Does she stand over that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: Does Dr. Scanlon think AI is more transformative than the invention of the computer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: Is AI more transformative than the development of the Internet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: Is it more transformative than the printing press?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: Dr. Scanlon told me that she was not an AI advocate, though.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: I believe that AI is real and significant but I just feel that there is a lot of boosterism going on with it that is designed to boost people's share prices. It is kind of like what we saw with the dotcom bubble. All of a sudden, everything was dotcom or blockchain. Everything is currently AI, even stuff that previously was not defined as AI but as computers doing stuff. Is there not a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: I think it is fair of Dr. Scanlon to express her belief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: For many of the questions we asked, the answer we got was that there were no easy answers. How much extra energy are we going to use if we really go all in on AI? Is the council working on an answer to that? I accept that would be an estimate, but is the answer "No"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: Is it not putting the cart before the horse a little? In her opening statement or the council's submission, Dr. Scanlon advocated for accelerating AI adoption, encouraging responsible innovation and reinforcing Ireland's role in the global AI system. She is advocating that we invest in AI infrastructure, but without knowing whether it will make it impossible for us to meet our climate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: Yes, but does council not have a duty to examine some of those risks? It seems to me that the approach is to headline the risks, say that they are not enough because the risk of not doing it is also a big risk, and then not investigate these risks further. What further work is happening in terms of climate, copyright infringement and jobs in this space? Are these areas where discreet work...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that some schools (details supplied) are pressuring their teachers to not wear clothing that may be perceived as being of Middle Eastern or Palestinian in style, such as the keffiyeh; if her Department has a policy on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 540. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times that dwellings have been deemed to be inactive and notified to his Department by a local authority in the past five years, in tabular form. [34192/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 688. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of paying attendees at the Curragh racecourse for 2025, specifically for the Guineas weekend, to include Friday, Saturday and Sunday 23 to 25 May 2025. [33778/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 852. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 686 of 27 May 2025, whether the National Gender Service's business cases were fully resourced with experienced staff; and by how much wait times would be shortened by one and two years on from that point. [34234/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 853. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 686 of 27 May 2025, whether the National Gender Service's business cases were fully resourced with experienced staff; and by how much wait times would be shortened by one and two years on from that point. [34234/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 854. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 687 of 27 May 2025, if she can provide a copy of the Memorandum on the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (the Cass review); and if not, when it is expected to be published. [34235/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 855. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 687 of 27 May 2025, if she can provide a copy of the Memorandum on the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (the Cass review); and if not, when it is expected to be published. [34235/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Paul Murphy: 856. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 690 of 27 May 2025, for each of the unfilled staff positions of the Gender Healthcare Programme, the number of applicants there have been, and number of candidates interviewed. [34236/25]