Written answers
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Social Media
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [23059/22]
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [23077/22]
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [23095/22]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 230, 231 and 232 together.
The Department of Transport has social media accounts with Twitter and LinkedIn. Information on the department's social media posts between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022 is as follows:
The following table illustrates the breakdown of posts in languages besides English or Irish on the department's social media accounts.
| No. of Posts | % of posts in language other than English or Irish on social media accounts |
|---|---|
| Total Own Content Posts = 465. Of these, 0 posts in language other than English or Irish Retweet (RT) Content Posts = 347. Of these, 6 posts in language other than English or Irish | Own content: 0% RT content: 2% |
The following table illustrates the breakdown of videos posted on the department's social media accounts:
| No. of posts with video on Twitter and LinkedIn | % of videos |
|---|---|
| With subtitles/captions | % of video posts with subtitles/captions |
| All own content across all channels: 75 videos/moving graphics posts All Retweet (RT) content across all channels: 127 videos/ moving graphics posts | 88% |
| Without subtitles/captions | % of video posts without subtitles/captions |
| Own content: 4 video posts RT content: 24 video posts | 12% |
The following table illustrates the breakdown of Irish language posts on the department's social media accounts:
| No. of Irish language posts on Twitter and LinkedIn | % of posts in Irish |
|---|---|
| Total Own Content Posts = 465 Retweet (RT) Content Posts = 347 Own content in Irish Language: 20 RT Content in Irish Language: 7 | Own content: 4% RT Content: 2% |
The department's agencies are responsible for the content shared on their own social media accounts.
In light of this responsibility, I have forwarded the Deputy's questions to the agencies for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.
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