296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of posts flagged by each ‘trusted flagger’ each month since they received their status, in tabular form. [54682/26]

I would like to thank the Deputy for this question, online safety is a key priority for this Government and my Department is committed to ensuring that digital and AI advances improve quality of life for all.

Coimisiún na Meán was established, under the aegis of the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, on commencement of the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act in March 2023 and as provided for in Section 10 of that Act, it is independent in the exercise of its functions, which include enforcement of the regulations which comprise Ireland's online safety framework, under which platforms must minimise the availability of inappropriate, harmful or illegal content.

The OSMR Act, along with the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) under which An Coimisiún is Ireland’s Digital Services Coordinator, and the EU Terrorist Content Online Regulation for which An Coimisiún is a competent authority, are the main elements of Ireland's online safety framework.

Under the DSA, Coimisiún na Meán as Ireland's Digital Services Coordinator, has the power to award Trusted Flagger status to entities established in Ireland who meet certain conditions.

Trusted Flaggers are empowered, within their area of expertise, to notify online platforms of illegal content who are then legally obliged to ensure these notices are given priority and decided upon without undue delay.

There have been four Trusted Flaggers established under the DSA by Coimisiún na Meán:

• the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) on 2 April 2025,

• the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) on 28 May 2026,

• the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI) on 11 June 2026, and

• the Irish Internet Hotline (IIH) on 11 June 2026.

Post award, Article 22(3) of the DSA requires Trusted Flaggers to publish, at least once a year, easily comprehensible and detailed reports on notices submitted to online platforms.

The CBI published its Report on activities under the Digital Services Act on 1 April 2026. The Report can be accessed here: www.centralbank.ie/docs/default-source/publications/trusted-flagger/report-on-activities-under-the-digital-services-act.pdf?sfvrsn=9a5d731a_8.

The Report covers the period from 2 April 2025 to 31 December 2025. All notices (or reports) submitted during the reporting period related to suspected unauthorised provision of financial services/products. The total number of URLs submitted during the reporting period was 333. A detailed breakdown of this number is outlined in the Report, however it is not currently reported by month.

As the other three entities have been awarded Trusted Flagger status very recently, An Coimisiún has not received formal submissions or annual reports regarding the number of notices issued by these entities.