The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the Department of the Taoiseach and the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) - which incorporates the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) - is set out in the tables below.
Percentage of organic content posted on MerrionStreet.ie social media accounts either exclusively in Irish or bilingual
Channel
|
Total no. of posts
(1st May 2022 – 30th April 2023)
|
No. of posts
exclusively in Irish
|
% of posts exclusively in Irish
|
No. of
bilingual posts
|
% of posts that are bilingual
|
Facebook
|
354
|
51
|
14.41%
|
8
|
2.26%
|
Twitter
|
809
|
74
|
9.15%
|
4
|
0.49%
|
Instagram
|
327
|
43
|
13.15%
|
8
|
2.45%
|
LinkedIn
|
192
|
23
|
11.98%
|
5
|
2.60%
|
TikTok
|
32
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
Paid campaigns run by other Departments via MerrionStreet.ie social media accounts
Department
|
Campaign
|
Date Range
|
% of content in Irish
|
Channel(s)
|
|
|
|
|
Facebook
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
|
Employment Rights
|
14/11/2022 - 07/12/2022
|
50%
|
Instagram
|
|
|
|
|
Facebook
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
|
Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process (SCARP)
|
14/11/2022 – 05/12/2022
|
10%
|
Instagram
|
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
|
Electoral Modernisation
|
07/12/2022 – 28/11/2022
|
0%
|
TikTok
|
|
|
|
|
Facebook
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
|
Energy Support
|
06/12/2022 – 30/01/2023
|
50%
|
Instagram
|
|
|
|
|
Facebook
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
|
National Minimum Wage
|
19/12/22 - 22/01/2022
|
25%
|
Instagram
|
|
|
|
|
Facebook
|
Department of Transport
|
E10 Awareness
|
27/03/2023 – to date
|
20%
|
Instagram
|
Percentage of content posted on the National Economic and Social Council social media accounts either exclusively in Irish or bilingual
Channel
|
Total no. of posts
(1st May 2022 – 30th April 2023)
|
No. of posts
exclusively in Irish
|
% of posts exclusively in Irish
|
No. of
bilingual posts
|
% of posts that are bilingual
|
Facebook
|
3
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
Twitter
|
38
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
Instagram
|
1
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
LinkedIn
|
12
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
TikTok
|
N/A
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|