Minister Calleary announces key milestone in the implementation of the EU regulation on AI

31st October 2024

Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary TD, today published a list of nine national public authorities responsible for protecting fundamental rights under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act.

These authorities will get additional powers under the AI Act to facilitate them in carrying out their current responsibilities for protecting fundamental rights in circumstances where use of AI poses a high risk to those rights. For example, the authorities will have the power to access documentation that developers and deployers of AI systems are required to hold under the AI Act.

This action fulfils Ireland’s first obligation for the national implementation of the AI Act.

The list of authorities is as follows:

• An Coimisiún Toghcháin
• Coimisiún na Meán
• Data Protection Commission
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Financial Services & Pensions Ombudsman
• Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission
• Ombudsman
• Ombudsman for Children
• Ombudsman for the Defence Forces