Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 January 2026
1796. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74126/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilot projects have taken place within my Department during 2025 at no additional cost beyond the cost of business as usual.
|
Name |
Purpose |
AI Category |
Status |
|
TB Machine Learning Model |
A model to predict the likelihood of TB outbreaks. |
Machine Learning |
Ongoing |
|
Photo-AI |
An automated system to categorise and label incoming photographs. |
Machine Learning |
Ongoing |
All current and future AI use cases are subject to human review, data protection and governance measures. My Department is committed to ensuring that any use of AI is informed by an assessment of any potential human rights and equality implications, with a need for careful management in accordance with privacy and broader ethical and legal frameworks. For operational and security reasons, my Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) not to disclose details which could, in any way, identify potential vulnerabilities in Departmental Cybersecurity arrangements.
