Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55707/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has established an AI steering group to ensure the safe and well-governed introduction of AI, aiming to assess potential efficiency gains within the Department. Chaired at the Assistant Secretary General level, this cross-cutting group involves the HR, IT, Data Analytics, Data Protection and Communications divisions. Additionally, the Department collaborates with its agencies through a CIO forum, beginning to take on a stewardship role in the broader application of AI across the transport sector.

Through the AI steering group, the Department is piloting a number of AI applications and use cases. However the Department are not using agentic AI in the piloting of AI applications or have any plans to do so in the immediate future at this time.

The current pilots are presently all internal only (they are not used for any public facing services) and all are compliant with the guidelines for the responsible use of AI in the public service.