Written answers
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Communications
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of social media videos posted on each of his Departmental social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit, that included closed captioning/subtitling between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; and the percentage of same that feature translations into Irish or another language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27657/23]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Please see below the percentage of social media videos posted on each of my Department's social media accounts that included closed captioning/subtitling between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; and the percentage of same that feature translations into Irish or another language.
In addition to videos, my Department and the agencies operating within the Further and Higher educational sectors also provide a range of written material on websites and through information campaigns in other mediums.
The information in respect of the state bodies within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document should the Deputy wish to contact them directly with her query.
| Videos, 1 May 22 - 30 April 23 | With captions | Without dialogue/ narration | With dialogue/narration, without captions | With ISL | In/with Irish | In/with another language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage Twitter videos | 28% | 62% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Percentage LinkedIn videos | 42% | 50% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Percentage Facebook videos | 2% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Percentage Instagram videos | 35% | 58% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name of Body | Dedicated Email address for the Members of the Oireachtas | Designated Official Responsible for assisting Oireachtas Members |
| Higher Education Authority | Oireachtas@hea.ie | Padraic Mellett* |
| Irish Research Council( Note 1) | Oireachtas@research.ie | Padraic Mellett* |
| Grangegorman Development Agency | Communications@ggda.ie | nora.rahill@ggda.ie |
| SOLAS | oireachtasinfo@solas.ie | Maria Walsh maria.walshe@solas.ie |
| Skillnets Ltd | oireachtas@skillnets.com | t.donnery@skillnets.com |
| Quality and Qualifications Ireland | ceo@qqi.ie | ceo@qqi.ie |
| Léargas – The Exchange Bureau | oireachtas@leargas.ie | fbroughan@leargas.ie |
| Science Foundation Ireland | ciara.cotter@sfi.ie | Ciara Cotter |
Note 1 – In regard to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and the Irish Research Council (IRC) as the IRC operates under the auspices of the HEA. Mr Mellett will address Oireachtas queries for both the HEA and IRC. Please use Oireachtas@hea.ie and Oireachtas@research.ie respectively to contact Mr Mellett.
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