Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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389. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of social media posts made on each of her Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23039/23]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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My Department covers a broad remit which includes the Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media sectors. The Department posts social media messaging relevant to activities and programmes across all of these sectors, with 4,515 posts during the period 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023. The percentage of posts in Irish or bilingual in that period were as set out in the table below:

The Department strives to promote the Irish Language throughout social media messaging, and by regularly sharing content relating to, and posted by, bodies and agencies under our remit whose work relates to the development of the Irish language and Gaeltacht regions. Departmental posts relating to the Gaeltacht or the Irish language are always posted in the Irish language and news of particular national significance; for example, major funding schemes, or state commemorations, are generally posted bilingually.

Social media management for the Bodies and Agencies under the Department’s remit is an operational matter for the agencies themselves.