Written answers
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Social Media
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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334. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of posts made on each of his departmental social media accounts and platforms that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021, inclusive; the percentage of posts made on each of his departmental social media accounts and platforms that featured bilingual translations in Irish and English between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26586/21]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Social Media Platform | Percentage of Irish Only Posts during specified period | Percentage of Bilingual Posts during specified period |
---|---|---|
1.12% | 3% | |
- | 3.5% |
My Department will continue to work progressively towards improving the percentage of Irish Language posts made on its social media accounts and platforms.
More generally, my Department is committed to meeting its obligations in respect of the Official Languages Act. In this context, the Deputy may be interested to note that the Annual Report 2020 of my Department was published in Irish and English last week and is available at the following links: https://www.gov.ie/ga/bailiuchan/5a45a-dper-annual-reports/ or .
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