When it comes to the establishment of the board, amendment No. 8 is around restructuring board appointments to give better independence to ensure it is not within the gift of any one Minister to appoint the first board or to appoint the first CEO with the normal process and oversight for a full CEO and board term. That is why our amendment, that is, amendment No. 4, seeks to amend section 9 and ensure that the functions of the AI office promote AI innovation that is ethical and sustainable.
As I said, the Minister is accountable to the Oireachtas for the performance of the office and exercises a range of governance functions in relation to the board and the office.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Patricia Stephenson and Alice-Mary Higgins; Níl, Senators Gareth Scahill and Paul Daly.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 16–24 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–24 |
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