Ms Smyth said that if anything were to happen again she would immediately take action. She added that she would be meeting with X officials on Friday.

It comes in the wake of the controversy surrounding Elon Musk's Grok bot on X, which has allowed users to publicly undress people in images, including children.

Patrick O’Donovan also cited abuse he has been subjected to through the social media platform ‘over the last number of years’.

This has led to calls for people to step away from the social media platform X, with Minister for Artificial Intelligence Niamh Smyth requesting a meeting with them.

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence is seeking a meeting with X over Grok AI turning photos of women and minors into sexually suggestive deepfake images.

Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne has said the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) will outweigh the negatives if Ireland embraces it

The Government has completed its list of 23 junior ministers, a record number

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week ahead

The chairwoman of the committee Niamh Smyth voted against the abolition of the TV licence fee system.

The chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee, Niamh Smyth, described a new report on the future of the media sector as 'extensive and comprehensive'

Here, we have a look at the issues that will dominate political debate in the coming week