Use of AI tools in Government departments tends to vary based on the preference of individual ministers. Specifically, artificial intelligence (AI) tools cannot be allowed to generate official documents. “These departmental guidelines specifically prohibit the use of AI in the drafting of responses to parliamentary questions or public representations” he said. She said officials were “not permitted to generate policy documents, speeches, answers to parliamentary questions, press releases or other published documents using AI tools”. AI tools were not permitted to replace human judgment in the development of policy or official documents, she added.

Source: The Irish Times April 07, 2026 09:31 UTC