Results 1-20 of 50 for speaker:Dee Ryan

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (12 Jun 2025)

Dee Ryan: An tAire Stáit is welcome to the Chamber, and I thank him for coming to take this matter. I raise this matter once more. It is the number one priority for people living in Limerick and a huge concern for people across the mid-west, including in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary. It came up at more doors than housing in Limerick during the general election campaign. That is how sincerely...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (12 Jun 2025)

Dee Ryan: I appreciate the Minister of State coming to the House to give me that information but, with the greatest respect to him and the Minister, I have heard all of this before. I know all of those figures and about all of those initiatives. Other than the extension of the medical assessment unit hours in Ennis and Nenagh, they are not specific to UHL. What is the Minister considering for this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Dee Ryan: I wish to draw the attention of Senators to a very positive day of visits that we had with the Minister, James Lawless, in Limerick recently. He started his day at the University of Limerick where he met Professor Shane Kilcommins and the executive committee of the university to discuss recent events there. We next attended the launch of the new iBio masters programme at the university,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Dee Ryan: I thank the Cathaoirleach.

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

Dee Ryan: I thank the Chair and welcome the witnesses. My background is in business and I am interested in what the committee, in its work over the next two years, will learn and consider. I am interested in many of the topics Deputy Murphy touched on, but the two areas on I want to focus on in the work of this committee are enterprise and opportunity. With my background in business, I am aware of...

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

Dee Ryan: I thank the witnesses for everything they have given us so far today. It has been very interesting and I am learning a large amount. I want to bring them back a little bit to an earlier discussion for my question. Undoubtedly the work they are doing and the research they are funding are contributing to creating the research ecosystem here and the overall ecosystem here for the development...

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

Dee Ryan: I thank Dr. Seoighe. What are the thoughts of the witnesses on the requirement to build more data centres and improve the data centres we have? What discussions are happening internationally? What are they seeing happening in the field internationally?

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

Dee Ryan: I have another Ladybird question. Globally, where are most of the data centres geographically located?

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

Dee Ryan: There is a pull factor for countries that have greater support for renewable energies.

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

Dee Ryan: There is no escaping the need for this. There is no escaping the requirement for greater investment in data centres as a critical component of being able to continue to deliver and keep pace with modern life.

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

Dee Ryan: The witnesses have reinforced the need we have as a country to address this technology and ensure we prioritise the delivery of renewable energy for all the very good reasons that we know but also to address the huge increase in demand into the future. This is certainly something we will bring to our discussions at other committees. We will talk to our colleagues about accelerating and...

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

Dee Ryan: I am concerned about the micro targeting of marketing and the impact this fast-paced development in technology could have on all of those things. It is irrelevant if I disable the cookies on a website I visit or on something I am viewing because I am going to be profiled, served up and constantly bombarded with a particular set of adverts relating to other content I have viewed. Do we need...

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

Dee Ryan: Does Dr. Leavy mean critical thinking?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Food Industry (28 May 2025)

Dee Ryan: I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Heydon, to the Chamber, and thank him for his time.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Food Industry (28 May 2025)

Dee Ryan: Before I bring the Senator back in, I welcome students from Shellybanks Educate Together National School in Sandymount to the Visitors Gallery. They are very welcome. They are here in the Seanad for Commencement Matters. This is where Senators get to pose in-depth and detailed questions to Ministers. Ministers provide longer than usual detailed answers. The Minister, Deputy Heydon, has...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (28 May 2025)

Dee Ryan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, to the Chamber. I thank her for her time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2025)

Dee Ryan: I rise to highlight an exciting new venture taking place in Limerick tomorrow evening. It is the first of what we hope will be a run of successful Twilight Thursday initiatives. Limerick was chosen to be one of nine pilot towns and cities around the country to pioneer this initiative. It is being led by our night-time economy manager. It is all the work of the Government to ensure we are...

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements (28 May 2025)

Dee Ryan: The Minister is very welcome to the Chamber. I am delighted to be speaking to him today because I know he gets it. I know from industry and enterprise perspectives that he is well informed. I wish him success in his role and thank him for his opening remarks. I was really pleased to hear about the action plan for competitiveness and productivity and that the Minister is not only...