Issued2026-03-11

AI for Care: The Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Healthcare in Ireland 2026-2030

StrategyInternational

Summary

Ireland’s first national AI strategy for healthcare, setting a 2026-2030 roadmap for the safe, responsible, and effective adoption of artificial intelligence across health and social care, with emphasis on governance, public trust, workforce readiness, and system-wide implementation.

Healthcare Implications

The strategy gives Irish health and social care actors a national framework for evaluating, adopting, and scaling AI in clinical and operational settings, signaling expectations around oversight, safety, ethics, and implementation capacity that can shape procurement, deployment, and future regulatory coordination.

Impact Level

Medium

Keywords

Safety & Risk; Transparency & Governance; Clinical Quality & Efficacy; Privacy & Data; Equity & Bias

Stakeholders

Regulators & Government; Providers & Health Systems; Developers & Vendors; Patients & Public