Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2025
266. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Language translations, between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, inclusive. [14062/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Transport is fully committed to accessibility in its communications. Closed captioning and subtitling are used in almost all the Department’s social media video output, the majority of which is produced in house by the Department itself.
My department also avails of accessibility functions such as autogenerated captions provided by social media platforms to ensure that video content is accessible to as many people as possible.
Regarding bodies under the Department’s aegis, this is an operational matter for the agencies themselves. The Department will request the relevant bodies reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested.
