Results 101-120 of 758 for speaker:Sinéad Gibney

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 209. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38616/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38615/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he would be supportive of budgetary measures to support carers through a basic income scheme for carers, similar to the current basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38631/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 292. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38610/25]

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

Sinéad Gibney: 312. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38611/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 390. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38620/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 409. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form....

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: A question I asked earlier was about the corporate sustainability due diligence directive, the omnibus and simplification. We have heard so much today from Government representatives about simplification and competitiveness. My issue is that too much importance is being placed on competitiveness and too little on the human rights concerns we have about supply chains. It is comparable to...

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Yes.

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I set out a range of questions, which I am happy to go through again, but I also have a fresh one to put to the Minister of State. What is the Government's position on the European Parliament's case against the Commission, which alleges that the Commission overstepped and bypassed the Parliament with regard to the SAFE regulation?

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Does the Government support the Parliament or the Commission?

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I am sorry; I am not-----

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I am just not sure whether this is a back and forth but, to respond to the Minister of State, what I said was that the EU-Israel association agreement is essentially a privilege. It is a trade advantage to Israel. My point is that, when we talk about sanctions against Israel for committing genocide, which the Minister of State's Government has recognised is happening, people associate that...

Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the Government for the briefing on the European Council. I particularly welcome the update on the work done on Ukraine and encourage more of that. I agree with the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne's comments that we need to make sure it does not fade from view in the media and in our discussions. I want to focus my comments on concerns I have around three specific topics:...

Transparency for Supermarket Profits: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the Minister of State for being here today, although I must call out that it is a shame that more members of her Government do not choose to be here to discuss this very important topic because I, as a member of the Social Democrats, am very proud to bring forward this motion which really speaks to some of the challenges faced by the poorest in our society in simply making ends meet....

Committee on European Union Affairs: Findings of the 2025 European Movement Ireland EU Poll: European Movement Ireland (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the witnesses so much for being here. It is lovely to see them again. I had not seen them since the European elections last year. We were best buddies by the end of that. I have a couple of questions about defence spending and public trust in institutions. On defence, I thought some of the figures around this were very interesting. A quarter of people who believe that the EU is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Bodies (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to potential overreach and undermining of the sovereignty of EU Member States by the European Commission under Article 41.2 of the Treaty on European Union which requires expenditure from the Union budget for the purposes of operations with a military or defence implication are prohibited without unanimity at the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Policy (9 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department accepts that the lack of dedicated spaces for young people is contributing to poor mental health outcomes and loneliness, given recent research by the European Union Joint Research Centre which found that Ireland is the loneliest country in Europe; the steps her Department is taking to address this issue; and if she will make...