649. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether a data protection impact assessment has been completed prior to the development of the proposed “new digital wallet” social media age-verification scheme; whether the scheme, as designed, would require every person over the age of 16 wishing to post on social media to present a government-issued digital ID; whether this requirement would extend to adults as well as minors; the measures that will prevent the infrastructure created by this scheme from being repurposed for the tracking or surveillance of citizens’ online expression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30138/26]

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649. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether a data protection impact assessment has been completed prior to the development of the proposed “new digital wallet” social media age-verification scheme; whether the scheme, as designed, would require every person over the age of 16 wishing to post on social media to present a government-issued digital ID; whether this requirement would extend to adults as well as minors; the measures that will prevent the infrastructure created by this scheme from being repurposed for the tracking or surveillance of citizens’ online expression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30138/26]

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