Irish Sign Language

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 January 2024

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Questions (233)

Neasa Hourigan

Question:

233. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of social media videos posted on her Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit, that included closed captioning/subtitling and Irish sign language translations between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023, inclusive. [3370/24]

Written answers

Minister for Rural and Community Development

For the period in question, 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, 95% of all videos posted on my Department’s social media accounts included closed captioning/subtitling. None of the videos included Irish sign language (ISL) translations.

There are four agencies under my Department’s remit: the Western Development Commission, POBAL, Water Safety Ireland, and the Charities Regulator. They are all independent legal entities responsible for managing their own corporate affairs in compliance with their statutory obligations.

The details of the Oireachtas contact point for each of the agencies, who would be in a position to provide the Deputy with the requested information in respect of their organisation, are set out in the table below:

Pobal	[e-mail]
Charities Regulator	[e-mail]
Water Safety Ireland	[e-mail]
Western Development Commission	[e-mail]