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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the construction of a school (details supplied); and if there is a target completion date. [54128/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (8 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available to schools in north Wexford to assist where a student experiences mental health difficulty. [54129/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (8 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available to schools in south Wicklow to assist where a student experiences mental health difficulties. [54130/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (8 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the process by which Oide and her Department generally approves the use of new technology in schools, including on a trial or pilot basis. [54131/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (8 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given that Ireland has by far the highest number of residents to councillor ratio of any EU country, that he will consider increasing the number of local councillors nationally as part of the next review of local electoral areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54060/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to report on the number of Gardaí based at Courtown/Riverchapel, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54058/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I will now turn to the members. There is a revised speaking order because there was an error in the one circulated. Apologies have been received from Senator Dee Ryan. All members have seven minutes for questions and answers. I ask them to direct their questions to a particular individual or organisation and if somebody wants to indicate that they have a point to make I ask them to raise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I will ask Mr. Culhane to be brief because we are over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Mr. Culhane and Deputy Keogh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome everybody to the meeting. There are a few other matters going on in Leinster House today, as you may be aware, but this is a particularly important session in the work we are doing. Our committee will move to the impact, opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in a range of areas, including from next week AI and the State, in terms of how the State uses AI. We took...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious we are over time, but Ms Apaza Machaca indicated. Perhaps she could come in briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Ms Apaza Machaca and Deputy Mythen. I call Senator Ruane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Does someone from Voice of Vision Impairment want to reply?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: It now falls to me to put some questions. I thank all of the witnesses for their testimony and their work generally. Ms Apaza Machaca spoke about how she uses Meta AI glasses. We want to understand, as new technology is rolled out, how it can assist people with disabilities. Tied to that, our recommendations are on policy measures. I was conscious when we had the session on AI and older...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Having the safeguards is critical. Could I also ask about State supports for you to be able to access that equipment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Specifically on that point, as politicians we regularly deal with the housing adaptation grant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Disability: Discussion (7 Oct 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: The role of the committee is to make policy recommendations. I was specifically asking about the appliances and everything else. What policy recommendations would the witnesses make on the housing adaptation grant to include smart devices or appliances?