Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions. [29289/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Department's position in relation to the use of artificial intelligence continues to be that we are following the current advice from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) “Cyber Security Guidance on Generative AI for Public Sector Bodies” published on 1 June 2023.

Officials in my Department are developing governance frameworks and policy guidelines for staff to ensure that any use of AI tools is done in a safe and appropriate manner, and on the basis of an approved business case. Until this work is complete, the current policy in place states that such tools should not be used for any official business which would include drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions.