Artificial Intelligence

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2026

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Tuesday, 16 June 2026

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Peadar Tóibín

Question:

747. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [45362/26]

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

My Department has no information on whether PQs received are AI generated.

The cost of answering a PQ relates to the staff time involved, which varies considerably depending on the question asked. The average cost per PQ is not available. 

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