586. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether a data protection impact assessment has been completed in respect of the proposed use of a State-issued digital wallet or MyGovID for online age-verification purposes; if not, when such an assessment will be completed; and whether it will be published prior to any legislative proposal being brought before the Houses of the Oireac…
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587. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has conducted a formal proportionality assessment under Article 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in respect of requiring age verification for access to lawful online content by adults; and if not, whether such an assessment will be completed before any pilot or legislative measure proce…
588. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will confirm that the proposed age-verification system would apply to adult users accessing lawful online content; and whether his Department has assessed the impact of such a requirement on adults’ rights to freedom of expression, privacy, and anonymous or pseudonymous communication. [6063/26]
589. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he intends to place explicit statutory limits on the authority of Coimisiún na Meán to require age-verification measures, including limiting such requirements to specific categories of content; and whether such limits will be set out in primary legislation. [6064/26]
590. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will confirm that no individual will be denied access to lawful online content solely on the basis of declining to verify their age using a State-issued digital identity system; and whether this principle will be explicitly provided for in legislation. [6065/26]
1307. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of data breaches recorded by his Department in 2025; and the number that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner. [74891/25]
539. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of data breaches recorded by Government departments and State agencies, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [72511/25]