Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 May 2022
510. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the percentage of social media videos posted on each of her Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit included closed captioning and or subtitling between 1 May 2021 and 30 April 2022, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23081/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department is committed to making information on its social media as widely accessible as possible. For the period outlined, the Department posted 120 videos across its various social media channels. This includes videos with graphics and text which are designed to be easy to read for everyone. 70 of the videos posted featured subtitling or closed captioning, which is 58%.
The Department also publishes an ISL Version of its English language videos where possible.
The Department does not hold the statistics for its public bodies and agencies.
