Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within her Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of A.I., and if she will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of A.I. [38571/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Where appropriate, my Department plans to assess the opportunities presented by all digital tools, including AI, to improve the delivery of services to our customers. This will be done in compliance with National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advice and in line with the Government National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Ireland, AI – Here for good.

As with all new technologies, its adoption will be subject to data privacy and other appropriate legislation and approval by the Department’s internal governance processes. As the Deputy will be aware, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued useful guidance to all Government Departments in June of this year in relation to the use of Generative AI. My Department has not contracted any consultancy firms for additional advice in respect to the use of AI to date.