Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2026
369. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45376/26]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department processes all Parliamentary Questions in the same manner and in line with the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann. My Department does not have a specific technical mechanism in place to identify whether Parliamentary Questions have been generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
As regards the cost of answering a Parliamentary Question, this would vary based on the nature, complexity and type of question, the number and level of staff involved in preparing the response and how the relevant information is held within the Department or in the bodies under its aegis where relevant.
