Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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101. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of social media videos posted on his Department's social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under the remit of his Department, that included closed captioning or subtitling and Irish sign language translations between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, inclusive. [5569/23]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that of the social media videos posted by my Department during the timeframe specified, 66% included closed captioning/subtitles and none included Irish sign language translations.

I am advised that of the social media videos posted by the bodies under the aegis of my Department in 2022, none included Irish sign language translations. The position in relation to closed captioning/subtitling by these bodies is set out below.

100% of the videos posted on social media by the Central Bank of Ireland included closed captioning/subtitles. The Central Bank can provide captioned versions of all its videos, as well as downloadable transcripts on centralbank.ie. Most of its videos are text-led, and can be fully consumed without sound. It also produces the majority of its videos in both English and Irish to ensure their content is as inclusive as possible.

100% of the videos posted on social media by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) included closed captioning/subtitles.

100% of the videos posted on the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council on its social media account included closed captioning/subtitles.

86% of the videos posted on social media by the National Treasury Management Agency included closed captioning/subtitles.

100% of the videos posted on social media by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General included closed captioning/subtitles. All of its videos are designed with accessibility in mind. For this reason, videos presenting outputs of audit work are displayed as text/graphics and not spoken word recordings. All of its videos are hosted on the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor’s private YouTube channel and therefore closed captioning is available on all videos. In addition, all social media posts include a link to its website where the video content is available.

88% of the videos posted on social media by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners included closed captioning/subtitles.

100% of social media videos posted by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland on its social media account included closed captioning/subtitles.