Fine Gael Senator Gareth Scahill said the video was a waste of resources.
“What’s concerning here is public money has been used to fund an ad which at best has been ill-thought out, and at worst is offensive and potentially damaging to our older population,” he said.
“The issue of consent is a very serious one and I acknowledge the important work the Rape Crisis Centre and other agencies do every day to advocate for all victims of rape and sexual violence, including children.
“But this publicly funded social media video is a million miles off the mark.”
He added: “What’s next? Will we need to sign consent forms at arrival halls in Dublin, Shannon, Knock and Cork airports this Christmas before we can greet family members?”
A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said: “‘We-Consent’ is a programme created and developed by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, aimed at informing, educating, and engaging the public about all forms of consent.
“Social media videos shared recently as part of this programme were produced by DRCC at a low-cost using volunteers and are not part of a Government advertising campaign.
“The Department understands that DRCC intends to review these videos. They are being removed from their social media channels to enable this review.”
