Results 22,441-22,460 of 50,909 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: "No waiting for diagnosis; No unnecessary labelling".
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: If one looks at last year's circular on special needs assistants and at this, one can see a fundamental retreat from special education in mainstream schools. That is what it amounts to. It is talking about standardised tests, social context and the whole idea of a special ring-fenced-----
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: -----and child-centred approach to special education is going out the window. The phrase "unnecessary labelling" is insulting to parents. One does actually need a definition-----
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: -----if one is on the autistic spectrum. That is not an unnecessary label. One does need to know that. A parent needs to know where the child is on a particular spectrum. If one has Down's syndrome, it is not an unnecessary label. It has implications in terms of education requirements and provision. The whole thing is stealthily endeavouring to undermine the edifice that has been built...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: -----from what his own Government is proposing in relation to these issues. I ask him to change it and to stop it.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: But this is not doing that. This is going in the opposite direction. It is a general allocation model. The child's needs are becoming irrelevant.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: I did, actually. I did an awful lot.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: No, it is the opposite.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: That is what this document says.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: We did not see the Attorney General's advice. That is why.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: These are legal issues, not terms of reference.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: We were only consulted on the terms of reference.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: They are 15 months at it now.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach has to bury this as long as he can.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: Did the Attorney General point them out to the Taoiseach?
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: It is not agreed. I do not want to call a vote on this proposal. There is probably a sensible way out of this. If the guillotine were removed, the thing might work out in terms of the time framework that is available.
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: If the Taoiseach removes the guillotine, I think he will find that all sides of the House will be co-operative. I do not think the imposition of a guillotine will be necessary. As a principle, it causes offence on this side of the House. A more sensible way to approach the matter would be to allow the Bill to take its normal course. I think the Taoiseach will find that all sides of the...
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: Yes.
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to change the general practitioners' contract. I would appreciate it if the Taoiseach could indicate to me the up-to-date position on that. There is major concern in rural Ireland about the real actual shortage of GPs. There are towns without GPs. Posts are not being advertised, or have been advertised but to no avail because no one is...
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)
Micheál Martin: When does the Taoiseach expect the domestic violence Bill?