Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 40: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which directly, through the Regulator or through the use of improved technology, he will ensure the elimination of spam on the internet. [26534/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has no function with regard to spam. The development of technology is a matter for the industry itself.

My Department and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner are represented on working groups set up by the EU and the OECD to explore the options for controlling spam, the EU in the context of the Member States and the OECD in the wider global context.