Written answers

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Departmental Communications

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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457. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of social media videos posted on each of his Departmental social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit, that included closed captioning/subtitling between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; and the percentage of same that feature translations into Irish or another language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27653/23]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The percentage of social media video posts that included closed captioning/subtitling, and the percentage of same that feature translations into Irish or another language, between 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023 on the social media accounts of my Department and its Offices are set out in the attached table.

Table for PQ27653/23

Department and its Offices Social media channel Percentage that included subtitling Percentage that included subtitling with translations into Irish or another language
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment LinkedIn 93.3% 0%
Twitter 93.3% 0%
Intellectual Property Office of Ireland LinkedIn 85.7% 0%
Twitter 62.5% 0%
Facebook 73.7% 0%
Workplace Relations Commission LinkedIn 100% 56.0%
Twitter 100% 29.2%

The social media activity of the Agencies under my Department’s remit is an operational matter for them and I do not have any direct function in these matters.

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