Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 June 2026
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]
Amharc ar fhreagraMet Éireann which is part of my Department reported social media accounts to Bluesky and TikTok respectively in January 2025 for falsely claiming to represent Met Éireann and posting offensive and/or inaccurate content. The accounts in questions were duly removed.
Since 2020 the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department has engaged from time to time with a number of social media companies regarding inappropriate or inaccurate posts on topics such as wildlife crime and invasive species.
Outside of this, my Department has made no complaints to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts in each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026.
