Ireland, within the European context, will continue to advocate for a balanced and optimal approach to digital regulation. This approach strives to strike the right harmony between essential regulation and the need to nurture innovation and foster competitiveness. We appreciate that the pace of technology advancement, especially in areas such as Generative AI, can cause concern. Forthcoming EU regulations such as the AI Act will most certainly be helpful in continuing this level of innovation in an ethical manner and limiting the potential risks involved. We will leverage our internal capacity, work with national research and industry expertise and collaborate with our European and Global partners to ensure that digital progress is maintained in a responsive, lawful and responsible way.