Holly Cairns
Question:
950. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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, which 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. [27649/23]
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The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the Department and a reply will be forwarded within 10 working days.
As regards the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51:
I wish to advise the Deputy that my department endeavours to ensure video content is accessible to as many people as possible, and we are committed to providing video content with closed captions / and or subtitles, and alternative text on graphics where practical. The percentage of videos that feature closed captioning and / or subtitles on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s social media channels are detailed below. These closed captions and / or subtitles did not feature translations into Irish or another language.
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Platform
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Total number of videos
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%
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Facebook
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31
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87.1%
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LinkedIn
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28
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89.3%
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Twitter
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66
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95.5%
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My department is committed to providing services in both official languages including thorough our communication campaigns, adhering to Section 10A of the Official Languages Act on advertising. The department’s social media channels posts in both Irish and English. The Department's website www.gov.ie/agriculture enables users to view certain documents in either Irish or English.
In addition to meeting its obligations under Section 10 of the Official Languages Act 2003 to publish certain documents in both official languages simultaneously, the Department publishes other corporate documents, such as the Customer Charter and Customer Action Plan, the Farmers’ Charter of Rights and the Schemes and Services booklet, in both Irish and English. The Department publishes all Departmental press releases bilingually.
As regards the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of the Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have therefore referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue to the Deputy within 10 days.
