A Fianna Fáil TD has claimed that proposals from his party around online political advertising would keep the Government's Strategic Communications Unit honest.
The party's spokesperson on science, technology, research and development, James Lawless, said the bill would require online political advertising to carry a transparency notice.
Anyone found guilty under this proposed legislation could face fines of up to €10,000 or a prison sentence of five years.
The Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 also aims to tackle the rise of phoney accounts and orchestrated online campaigns.
Under the bill it would be an offence to have multiple accounts on any online platform if they were seeking to influence political debate.
Mr Lawless accused the Government's new communications unit of straying over the line and engaging in political advertising.
He said this bill, if it was accepted by a majority of the Dáil, would prevent this from happening.
The bill will be debated in the Dáil tomorrow evening.
