470. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the AI Office of Ireland has examined the findings of an investigation by an organisation (details supplied)into AI chatbots directing users towards anti-abortion content; whether it will assess if similar risks arise in Ireland and engage with the chatbot providers concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65530/26]

The AI Office of Ireland was established on 31st July 2026 and is in its establishment phase. It is actively engaging with stakeholders across Ireland and the EU to inform its priorities, challenges and opportunities.

These engagements and its ongoing capacity building include analysing reports and developments to identify potential regulatory risks as more aspects of the EU AI Act comes into force over the next 2 years. Regulations concerning prohibited practices and transparency obligations are currently in force, with further obligations coming online in December of this year, and next year.

The Office acts as the coordinating body for the distributed model of regulation adopted by Ireland to meet its obligations under the EU AI Act. The Office also acts as the Single Point of Contact for the EU Commission, the market surveillance authorities and for the public.

The Office is aware of the findings of the investigation referred to in the question and will determine its approach after review. It is important to note that the AI models referred to in this investigation fall within the definition of general-purpose AI models in the EU AI Act and that the European AI Office has published guidelines on the scope of the obligations for providers of GPAI models and has the power to enforce non-compliance with the EU AI Act’s requirements for providers of such models.