Written answers

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Department of Justice and Equality

Social Media

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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503. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23034/23]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, 9.22% of posts made on my Departmental social media accounts were exclusively written in Irish, while 4.92% of posts featured Irish and English.

The social media platforms in use by my Department during this period were Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. The breakdown of posts across each platform is set out below.

Posts exclusively in Irish:

Twitter (17.52%), Instagram (2.32%), Facebook (5.47%), LinkedIn (5.04%), YouTube (0%).

Posts that feature Irish and English:

Twitter (3.41%), Instagram (3.16%), Facebook (8.20%), LinkedIn (8.82%), YouTube (7.14%).

I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the agencies under the remit of my Department and will write to the Deputy directly as soon as this information is to hand.

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