Written answers

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Social Media

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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579. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of social media posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23043/22]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The information requested is not routinely collated. However, my Department endeavours to provide information in both English and Irish, not only through social media, but through other communication channels and materials. We are committed to complying with requirements under the Official Languages Act, and this is kept under regular review.

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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580. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of social media posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit that were exclusively in languages besides English or Irish between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022, inclusive; the percentage of same that featured languages besides English or Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23061/22]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Department operates 15 social media accounts excluding bodies under its aegis.

The information requested is not routinely collated. However, my Department endeavours to provide information in both English and Irish, not only through social media, but through other communication channels and materials. We are committed to complying with requirements under the Official Languages Act, and this is kept under regular review.

Content, including videos, posted on the Department's social media accounts, is publicly available.

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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581. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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 and or subtitling between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23079/22]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Department operates 15 social media accounts excluding bodies under its aegis.

The information requested is not routinely collated. However, my Department endeavours to provide information in both English and Irish, not only through social media, but through other communication channels and materials. We are committed to complying with requirements under the Official Languages Act, and this is kept under regular review. 

Content, including videos, posted on the Department's social media accounts, is publicly available.

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