Departmental Communications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 June 2021

Thursday, 24 June 2021

Questions (462)

Holly Cairns

Question:

462. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the percentage of posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts and platforms that were exclusively in Irish between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021, inclusive; the percentage of posts made on each of his Departmental social media accounts and platforms that featured bilingual translations in Irish and English between 1 May 2020 and 30 April 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26583/21]

Written answers

Minister for Health

Between May 2020 and April 2021, the number of posts from my Department from the @RoinnSlainte accounts on social media were as follows:

- 2,509 Twitter posts, 1% of them in Irish (27 in Irish).

- 114 Instagram posts, 8% in Irish (9 in Irish).

- 40 Facebook posts, none in Irish.

My Department remains committed to meeting all its obligations under the Official Languages Act and to providing timely and meaningful advice and guidance through Irish during this crisis.

Links shared by my Department 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.