125. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any engagement he has had with his EU counterparts to push for an EU-wide ban on social media use for under-16s. [73604/26]
Topics / Social Media
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSocial Media
129 questions from 33 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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126 written, 3 oral
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| May 2025 | 2 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 18 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 25 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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136. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the further measures he intends to take to strengthen the protection of children and young people using social media and online platforms; and the way in which the Government intends to progress age restrictions and effective age-assurance measures. [67433/26]
138. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on his Department's plans to ensure a more proactive approach to online safety, particularly regarding the use of recommender systems and their impact on social media users. [74391/26]
141. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement his Department has had with social media companies, video game companies and artificial intelligence companies regarding child protection measures. [66881/26]
164. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the Bills his department may be working on with the help of Coimisiún na Meán and the Garda to address the issue of antisocial behaviour being recorded and posted online on social media by mainly teenagers. [74064/26]
171. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the actions he is taking to progress the ban on social media use by under 16s in Ireland. [73602/26]
238. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Defence the total amount her Department and Departmental agencies have spent in 2025 and to date in 2026 on social media and web advertising; the proportion this is of her Department's advertising budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60932/26]
943. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will examine the introduction of dedicated legislation regulating commercial influencers, including statutory advertising disclosures, written contracts and joint liability for influencers, brands and agencies. [55275/26]
967. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he intends to amend the Consumer Protection Act 2007 to expressly define commercial influencing and address advertising undertaken in return for gifted products, affiliate income, hospitality or other non-monetary benefits. [55279/26]
96. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48620/26]
18. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking on foot of his Department’s advice to introduce new regulations that would ensure social media companies’ vet who can post adverts promoting financial investment schemes on their platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48195/26]
215. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of complaints made by her Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48613/26]
219. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48607/26]
230. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the number of complaints made by her Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48609/26]
241. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48621/26]
257. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48612/26]
264. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48618/26]
272. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48611/26]
294. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of complaints made by her Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48610/26]
305. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48608/26]
336. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48616/26]
346. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48619/26]
360. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48617/26]
383. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48605/26]
410. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of complaints made by her Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48606/26]