Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 May 2022
550. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of social media posts made on each of her Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [23056/22]
View answer551. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of social media posts made on each of her Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit that were exclusively in languages besides English or Irish between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022, inclusive; the percentage of same that featured languages besides English or Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23074/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 551 together.
The details, as specified, of social media posts published on the social media accounts of the Department of Social Protection and the agencies under the aegis of the Department between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022 follow.
TWITTER: There were 3,599 tweets published on the Department’s Twitter account, of which 10 or 0.27% were published exclusively in Irish. There were 96 tweets published exclusively in a language other than English or Irish, which equals approximately 2.6%. No tweets were published bilingually in Irish and English.
There were 2,257 tweets published on the Citizen’s Information Twitter and Facebook accounts during this period, of which five or 0.22% were exclusively in Irish. No tweets were published bilingually in Irish and English or in another language.
INSTAGRAM: There were 283 posts published on the Department's Instagram account; 3 posts or 1.06% were published bilingually in Irish and English. None were published exclusively in Irish. One post was published exclusively in a language other than English or Irish, which equals approximately 0.35%. Six posts were published bilingually in another language and English, which is approximately 2.1%.
LINKEDIN: There were 275 posts published on the Department's LinkedIn account and one of these or 0.36% was published bilingually in Irish and English. None were posted exclusively in Irish. One post was published exclusively in a language other than English or Irish, which is approximately 0.4% while 6 posts were published bilingually in another language and English, which is approximately 2.2%.
The Pensions Authority has a LinkedIn account and none of its posts were published in Irish or another language during this time.
Where a person seeks to communicate with the Department in Irish, including through our social media platforms, the Department will do so.
