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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 May 2022

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Questions (295)

Holly Cairns

Question:

295. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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 included closed captioning and or subtitling between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23090/22]

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I wish to advise the Deputy that during the period specified subtitles were included on 40% of the videos posted to the various official social media accounts of my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement. In total, 151 videos were posted, of which 60 included a subtitle function. The information regarding the bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out below.

Body

% of social media videos with subtitles

Office of Public Works (OPW)

96%

Public Appointments Service (PAS)

46%

Office of the Ombudsman

33%

National Shared Services Office (NSSO)

100%

*The Office of the National Lottery Regulator and the State Laboratory do not have any social media accounts.

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