Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 May 2022
293. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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 2021 and 30 April 2022, inclusive; the percentage of same that feature bilingual translations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23054/22]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that during the period specified, there were 814 social media posts by the various official social media accounts of my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement. Of these posts, 6 were posted in Irish, including 1 post that was published in Irish and English.
The information regarding the bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out below.
|
Body* |
Details of Posts |
|
Office of Public Works (OPW) |
2% of which 0.06% bilingual |
|
National Shared Services Office (NSSO) |
1.23% of which 3.7% bilingual |
|
Public Appointments Service (PAS) |
3% of which 0.33% bilingual |
|
Office of the Ombudsman |
2.5% of which 1.60% bilingual |
"The Office of the National Lottery Regulator and the State Laboratory do not have any social media accounts.
