Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-09
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Patricia Stephenson (SD), Labour Panel

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, comes in. It is an independent State body. It comes in all the time. Again, I do not see why it is different for one State body versus the other. That is the point. It feels like we are creating a complete distinction in process specifically for this AI office.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-09