Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 February 2023
52. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of social media videos posted on his Department's social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under the remit of his Department, that included closed captioning or subtitling and Irish sign language translations between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, inclusive. [5567/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy department and its offices subtitled 93 percent of its social media video content during 2022. There were no videos posted during 2022 that included Irish Sign Language.
Separately, I have requested that the state agencies under the remit of my department provide the information requested and I will forward this to the Deputy once received.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
The response indicated that additional time would be needed to obtain the requested information. This has now been collated and is set out below.
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)
99.5% of the CCPC’s social media videos included captions during 2022. No videos were posted including Irish Sign Language.
Enterprise Ireland
Across Enterprise Ireland’s corporate social media accounts and including 26 international Enterprise Ireland social media accounts 54.9% of videos were posted with closed captioning. There were no videos including Irish Sign Language translations.
Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
The HSA during the period of 1 January to 31 December 2022 posted 4% of its video content with closed captions/ subtitles. None of the videos included Irish Sign Language translations.
IDA Ireland
IDA Ireland posted 55% of its videos to social media with closed captioning/subtitles. None had Irish Sign Language translations.
InterTrade Ireland (ITI)
ITI posted 100% of its social media video content with captioning/subtitling. No videos during 2022 included Irish Sign Language translations.
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA)
The IAASA posted 60% of its social media videos content in 2022 with captions. No videos during the period included Irish Sign Language translations.
National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)
NSAI posted 87% of its video content on social media including closed captioning/subtitling. None of these videos included Irish Sign Language translations.
There were no videos posted by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) nor by the Corporate Enforcement Authority CEA to social media during 2022.
