1600. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he intends to introduce legislation to provide a legal basis for the implementation of an SMS scam filter capable of identifying and blocking fraudulent SMS messages before they reach consumers; if so, the anticipated timeframe for such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61168/26]

Summary

1600. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he intends to introduce legislation to provide a legal basis for the implementation of an SMS scam filter capable of identifying and blocking fraudulent SMS messages before they reach consumers; if so, the anticipated timeframe for such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61168/26]

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 7 September 2026

   Crime Prevention

   1600. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he intends to introduce legislation to provide a legal basis for the implementation of an SMS scam filter capable of identifying and blocking fraudulent SMS messages before they reach consumers; if so, the anticipated timeframe for such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61168/26]

   Source: written

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Crime Prevention

  xml · EN · 7 September 2026

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

Sponsors

• Colm Burke · Asking member
• Culture · Culture · Addressed to

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.