Written answers
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Department of Health
Social Media
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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707. To ask the Minister for Health 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. [23032/23]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Health operates social media accounts under the names "Department of Health/An Roinn Slainte", "Healthy Ireland" "National Patient Safety Office (NPSO)" and "Sláintecare" brandings.
| Account | Twitter In Irish | Twitter Bi-Lingual | Instagram Irish | Instagram Bi-lingual | Facebook Irish | Facebook Bi-lingual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health | 9.95% | 0% | 14.7% | 0% | 16.6% | 0% |
| Sláintecare | 0% | 0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Healthy Ireland | 11.4% | 0% | 11.4% | 0% | 11.4% | 0% |
| NPSO | 0% | 0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The Department remains committed to meeting all its obligations under the Official Languages Act and to providing timely and meaningful information and guidance through Irish.
Links shared by the Department of Health on social media direct to the Department's website, gov.ie/health, which is consistently managed to ensure a high level of content available in both English and Irish
I have also referred the Deputy's question to the HSE to allow them to respond directly regarding the HSE social media accounts.
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