James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18367/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has no current requirement for a data collection and database construction in anticipation of the presumed increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails.

James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18384/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not currently have any projects underway with the company referred to.

James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18402/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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There are four bodies under the aegis of my Department; The Citizens Information Board, The Pensions Authority, The Pensions Council and The Social Welfare Tribunal. All of these bodies have confirmed that they do not have any projects with the company referred to.

James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18419/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is currently examining the potential future use of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) technologies. This has involved active participation in several stakeholder groups, such as, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's working group on the implementation of EU AI Act.

The use of A.I. is not currently being examined by any policy area in my Department.

James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18436/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has not developed its own training in relation to AI. However, staff in the Department may avail of training courses on Artificial Intelligence provided by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Institute of Public Administration, or other providers.