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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Exports Growth (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the key measures and initiatives taken in relation to boosting exports in indigenous Irish businesses since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30297/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the key measures and initiatives taken in relation to the improving of employment rights since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30298/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes in each local authority supported under the first home scheme since its introduction in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30125/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he has taken to improve the provision of affordable housing since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes. The general trend of trying to move away from closed-book examinations to more continuous assessment, which this committee has considered, is risky if AI is very hard to detect. Does Mr. Meade agree?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: With regard to individual writing style, we are dependent upon the examiner knowing a person's writing style in the first place, are we not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Let us look at third level, which is probably a better example, where a lecturer is not really aware of the writing style of the student. It will be very hard in that situation for the lecturer to be able say, for example, “That does not sound like Malcolm Byrne’s essay”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Finally, what does Mr. O’Sullivan think of the long-term consequences for creativity of humans if we develop this over-reliance on AI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Very good answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome all our guests and commend them on the excellent work they have done. Obviously, huge opportunities and risks are associated with the use of AI in post-primary education. I would have thought the opportunities relate, as Ms Kelleher mentioned, to assisting people to learn and assisting teachers to teach people and prompt them in a certain way. The risks, however, seem to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: On the risks, the concern is that people will not do work and just ask ChatGPT to come up with an essay. Does Ms White believe that, as a result of that, we will find ourselves going back to more closed-book exams, at which people must write down what they know? Would that be negative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: There is a risk associated with moving away from end-of-year exams in which people have to express their knowledge on a piece of paper. Does Mr. Meade believe a consequence of AI is that we will see more closed-book exams in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I do not know whether Mr. O'Sullivan is aware of a report produced by the University of Reading on research based on 33 exam answers submitted by AI. The examiners did not detect any of them. In fact, 32 out of the 33 were much better than the answers of the humans doing the exams. I would have believed it will always be the case that the technology for AI will be one step ahead of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance the action taken to ensure sustainable public finances since July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29315/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures taken to ensure a strong retail banking sector since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 272. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the key measures and initiatives taken in relation to artificial intelligence since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29311/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 273. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the key measures and initiatives taken in relation to the digital transformation of businesses since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29312/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 407. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he has taken since July 2020 to facilitate the restoration and renovation for residential uses of vacant and derelict properties; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29313/24]