Social Media

388. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to his department's consideration of a ban on social media access for person under the age of 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11270/26]

389. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport 672. the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to his department's consideration of a ban on social media access for person under the age of 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11271/26]

390. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to his department's consideration of a ban on social media access for person under the age of 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11272/26]

391. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to his department's consideration of a ban on social media access for person under the age of 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11273/26]

197. 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. [10054/26]

333. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the discussions his Department has had with agencies under its remit over their usage of a social media platform (details supplied). [8087/26]

334. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the agencies under his remit which regularly use a social media platform (details supplied) for communicating with the public. [8088/26]

819. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the national counter-radicalisation strategy is being adapted to address the evolving nature of ideological extremism, which can be rapidly propagated through digital algorithms and may exploit vulnerable individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8058/26]

194. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the interactions his Department has had with social media companies and other Government Departments following the release of the nudification feature by an organisation (detail supplied); whether legislation is being considered in order to deal with this feature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40…

199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is taking to enhance online safety; his priorities for 2026; the way he plans to hold social media companies to account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4065/26]

463. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he intends to insist on restricted use of recommender systems by social media companies, especially their products being used by children; his approach in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3341/26]

987. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the use of AI systems to generate explicit deepfakes of real, identifiable people without their consent; if he considers this practice unlawful, the plans to prevent such content spreading online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1448/26]

988. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the action the Government is taking to ensure that social media companies are taking action to detect, remove and mitigate the spread of harmful and illegal material, including content involving minors or non-consensual imagery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1449/26]

259. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the types of online platforms and services that will be subject to the proposed age verification mechanism which is being developed using Ireland’s digital wallet. [72783/25]

267. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the key measures taken to enhance online safety during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73136/25]

273. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the proposals to reduce the access of children under the age of 16 to social media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73214/25]

159. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Taoiseach if his Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; and the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form. [70873/25]

375. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount his Department spent on advertisement on a social media platform (details supplied) in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72399/25]

738. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons that have been convicted for online social media abuse, by specific offence, in each of the years since 2010 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72185/25]

739. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases that have been before the courts in relation to online harassment, by specific offence in each of the years since 2010 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72188/25]

740. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of cases that have been before the courts in relation to non-consensual sharing of intimate images online, by specific offence, in each of the years since 2010 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72189/25]

279. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the…

296. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if her Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70861/25]

313. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70874/25]

348. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70864…