Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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. [5574/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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There was a total of 1,451 posts across my Department's social media platforms between 1 January and 31 December 2022. Of these, 594 (41%) contained video in some format. 93% of these videos contained text-based content and/or captioning/subtitles.

The social platforms in use by my Department during this period were Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from the bodies and agencies under my remit and the details are outlined as follows.

An Garda Síochána

An Garda Síochána produced a total of 61 videos that were published simultaneously on their social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube). Of these, 81% contained closed captioning/subtitling and/or Irish Sign Language translations broken down as follows:

- 55 pre-recorded videos were published simultaneously across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Of these, 46 contained closed captioning/subtitling and or Irish Sign Language translations.

- A total of six events were streamed live to Garda Facebook and YouTube channels. Of these, three contained live Irish Sign Language translations.

Garda Síochána Inspectorate

A Report of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, Delivering Custody Services A Rights-Based Review of the Treatment, Safety and Wellbeing of Persons in Custody in Garda Síochána Stationswas published in February 2022 and a video of Deputy Chief Inspector Pauline Shields discussing the report was posted on social media using closed captions. This was the only video posted on the Inspectorate’s social media account in the timeframe in question.

Courts Service

I am informed that none of the Courts Service social media videos included closed captioning/subtitling and Irish sign language translations in the specified period.

Data Protection Commission

Only one video posted on the Data Protection Commission’s social media accounts in the time period specified contained audio, and this did not have closed captioning/subtitling or Irish sign language translations.