Social Media Monitoring

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 September 2020

Thursday, 10 September 2020

Ceisteanna (163)

Holly Cairns

Ceist:

163. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department or bodies working on behalf of his Department are monitoring social media for those that criticise government policy. [23153/20]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

My Department is not monitoring social media on the basis referred to by the Question.

The social media operations of bodies operating under the aegis of the Department are a matter for those organisations themselves.