James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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1974. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12926/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department follows the current advice from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as set out in Cyber Security Guidance on Generative AI for Public Sector Bodies published on 1 June 2023.

Artificial Intelligence tools are not widely used in my Department and no funding was allocated or expended in 2024 on artificial intelligence systems. However, my Department’s Press Office has occasionally used AI enabled software to add closed captions to videos to improve accessibility to the content.

There are four agencies under my Department’s remit: Pobal, the Charities Regulator, Water Safety Ireland, and the Western Development Commission. Each of these bodies is an independent legal entity responsible for managing its own operations, including decisions on the use of Artificial Intelligence.

The details of the Oireachtas contact point for each of the agencies, who would be in a position to provide the Deputy with the requested information in respect of their organisation, are set out in the table below.