Artificial Intelligence
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-28
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Niamh Smyth (FF), Cavan-Monaghan

We have work to do to ensure that the whole SME sector is open to and embracing AI tools. If they are not embracing it and looking at digitalisation in their companies, they are set to lose and the divide between the successful and businesses that will fall behind and may ultimately fall off will come down to their ability to adopt technology. We have a suite of measures to try to make that job easier. I am always keeping a close eye on the uptake of those grants to see how businesses are engaging with them. This LEO roadshow is incredibly important because it gives not just the Department's supports but also the LEOs', which are incredibly important at a local level. The case studies and, for me, meeting businesses and doing these roadshows is key, where businesses can see businesses like theirs and the difference that adoption makes.

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Sitting date: 2026-04-28