Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 February 2023
304. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [5571/23]
View answer37% of all social media videos posted on my department's social media accounts between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022 inclusive included closed captioning/subtitling. This represents 81% of the videos containing dialogue or narration. While Irish Sign Language (ISL) translation was not included with any of the posted videos, it is the practice of the Department to include closed captions in such videos to the greatest extent possible.
In addition to videos, my Department and the agencies operating within the Further and Higher educational sectors also provide a range of written material on websites and through information campaigns in other mediums.
The information in respect of the state bodies within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document should the Deputy wish to contact them directly with her query.
