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Online Safety

An official questions-paper heading. 98 questions (2 oral, 96 written), first 2025-02-05, latest 2026-07-28.

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Education 5
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Children 3
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Debates under the same heading

Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.

DateDebate section
2026-05-07 Online Safety
2025-11-20 Online Safety
2025-02-19 Online Safety

The questions

Emer Currie written 2025-10-07 · to Enterprise
153. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for a full list of organisations which have been granted "Trusted Flagger" status by Coimisiún na Meán under the EU's digital Services act; if there are plans within Coimisiún na Meán to expand the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53478/25]
Keira Keogh written 2025-10-02 · to Culture
19. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the works of Coimisiún na Meán in implementing the online safety code; the number of cases taken in relation to breaches of the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52010/25]
Barry Ward written 2025-10-02 · to Education
290. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding funding to support online safety programmes for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52711/25]
Barry Ward written 2025-10-02 · to Culture
309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the increased level of support and funding outlined for Coimisiún na Meán for enforcing the online safety code, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52712/25]
Barry Ward written 2025-10-02 · to Culture
310. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the review of ways to enforce age verification obligations on online service providers and the commitment to hold them to account for failure to do so, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52713/25]
Barry Ward written 2025-10-02 · to Health
422. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding to support online safety programmes for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52710/25]
Brendan Smith written 2025-09-25 · to Culture
280. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when additional legislative and regulatory measures will be implemented to prevent online abuse and the online dissemination of misinformation and disinformation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51096/25]
Barry Ward written 2025-09-23 · to Culture
348. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any regulatory restrictions in place related to advertising on digital platforms; the role Coimisiún na Meán has on advertising on these platforms including advertisements coming from outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49639/25]
Ruth Coppinger written 2025-09-08 · to Culture
1082. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his progress to date in the programme for Government commitment to “resource and implement the new EU online safety framework to protect vulnerable groups from online harm, and tackle disinformation”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46099/25]
Marie Sherlock written 2025-09-08 · to Children
1918. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in light of the obligations under Article 8 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which require the verification of age and legal guardianship for children accessing certain digital services and financial platforms, the role the Department is playing to ensure th…
Eoin Hayes written 2025-06-10 · to Culture
713. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures his Department is taking to introduce more protection to children when they are using online media; if her Department is investigating a social media ban for under-16s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30000/25]
Sinéad Gibney written 2025-06-10 · to Culture
729. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he is taking at a policy level to tackle the identification and removal of online bots in Ireland, in light of recent research which highlighted the prevalence of bot activity from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30721/25]
Barry Heneghan written 2025-05-21 · to Tourism
69. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he is considering the introduction of a ban on access to social media platforms for children under the age of 16 years; if he will outline any legislative or regulatory measures being examined to enforce such a ban, including the use of age verification systems; and if he will make a statement on…
Paul McAuliffe written 2025-04-10 · to Tourism
248. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his progress to date in the Programme for Government commitment to “resource and implement the new EU online safety framework to protect vulnerable groups from online harm, and tackle disinformation”. [18283/25]
Ivana Bacik written 2025-04-08 · to Justice
697. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions directed under Coco’s Law in respect of image-based sexual abuse and cyberbullying, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16723/25]
Ivana Bacik written 2025-04-08 · to Justice
698. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if he will make a statement on Coco’s Law, both in respect of image-based sexual abuse and cyberbullying. [16724/25]
Eoin Ó Broin written 2025-04-03 · to Tourism
233. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether provisions within the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 relating to the advertisement or display of harmful online content apply to the advertisement of weapons of war or munitions, including through the solicitation of donations to purchase such items; and if he will make a stateme…
Cian O'Callaghan written 2025-04-01 · to Tourism
446. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps being taken to examine ways to enforce age verification obligations on online service providers and hold them to account for failure to do so, as per the Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15565/25]
Shane Moynihan written 2025-03-27 · to Education
217. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the efforts being made by her Department to support parents and communities in helping children to navigate online risks. [14658/25]
Gary Gannon written 2025-03-20 · to Justice
170. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice given that one third of the complaints received from Ireland to the Appeals Centre Europe related to harassment and bullying, and one in five concerned hate speech, the steps being taken by him to tackle the increasing incidence of harmful content online; and how he plans to enhance the effectiveness of current content moderation mechanisms. […
Peter 'Chap' Cleere written 2025-03-04 · to Tourism
423. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he intends to publish the research conducted by Coimisiún na Meán into the viability of a content levy. [9720/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere written 2025-03-04 · to Tourism
424. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he intends to introduce the content levy as legislated for in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9721/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn written 2025-02-05 · to Justice
808. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if he will implement measures in the first 100 days of Government as requested by an organisation (details supplied). [2579/25]
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