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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Okay. My next question has an eye to a conversation on leaving certificate reform. There is some indication that the third level sector is already dealing with additional assessment components, something leaving certificate reform is dealing with, which is essentially continuous assessment, some of which would not be classroom-based. The human involvement would be in the loop, which deals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: A related question is relevant to the witnesses. How do we ensure the integrity of the research being produced by funded PhD scholars, for example, is their own work and not AI generated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: The nature of assessments has changed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Are those assessment processes robust enough to tell the difference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: There are a lot of examples - Dr. Seoighe gave a number of them himself - where those checks and balances-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Does Dr. Seoighe have concerns going into the future? How can we stay ahead of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: My question is about CERN AI. Mariana Mazzucato talks about the innovative state and state investment in pharma, for example, so we end up with commercialised products. It is based on huge state investment initially. Perhaps we are in a different place in the tech sector. A lot of this is tech-led and the question is how we try to influence that. Where is the idea of CERN AI and is it a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: It is better than actual CERN.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with the new Canadian Prime Minister. [28973/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mining Industry (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 230. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the licencing system for mining operations at a mine (details supplied); what licences are currently issued; the frequency with which they are renewed; the process for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29621/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mining Industry (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 231. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the royalties system for a mine (details supplied); the way in which royalties are calculated and governed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29623/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 419. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of WTE qualified architects and quantity surveyors employed by his Department in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [28964/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 420. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of buildings owned by the OPW that have in excess of 50 car park spaces. [28965/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 427. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 5 November 2024, if he will outline the progress made on the provision of a planned new Garda station in Laytown, County Meath; if he will provide a detailed update the development of a business case; a timeline for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year costs to recruit 30 additional educational psychologist for the National Educational Psychologist Service. [28966/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to construction phase. [28967/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of all active new school construction projects and expansion projects in Cavan and Monaghan; the stage each project is at; and the target delivery date of each, in tabular form. [28968/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [28969/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to construction phase of works. [28971/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Jun 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of all active new school construction projects and expansion projects in Meath; the stage of each project is at; and the target delivery date of each, in tabular form. [28974/25]