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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: State Examinations (19 Nov 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: It taught every teacher in the country and external examination played a major part in it. This is disingenuous.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: State Examinations (19 Nov 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: We are not talking about third level, which is completely different, we are talking about young minds of middle school.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: State Examinations (19 Nov 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: That is what it is supposed to be about. The Minister believes in interaction.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: State Examinations (19 Nov 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Good.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: State Examinations (19 Nov 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I thank the Minister. I might be very dramatic in the way I argue, but I must argue my case.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I asked the previous Minister for Education and Skills whether he thought people in the Department or teachers were the greater experts. He conceded that teachers were the greater experts, although he rightly considered himself a political expert as Minister for Education and Skills. Many myths have grown up around this strike so I will reiterate the truth about it to the Seanad today,...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I did.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I did. If I did not, I meant to.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Yes. I am sorry. I meant to move an amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Yes. I move, "that the Minister for Education and Skills comes to the House to discuss the teachers' strike".

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Senator Healy Eames, this is not the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is to me.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: One would not go to the Department of Education and Skills either at present.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: It will not listen to the teachers.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Could Senator Daly produce the proof?

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am happy for the Leader to decide when the Minister comes in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and I particularly welcome Professor Brian Mac Craith who is a colleague and friend of mine. We joined DCU together. He rose up the ranks far faster than I to become a very fine president. I am delighted to see him and a new colleague, Professor Mark Brown, here today. It is not necessary to answer this specifically, but I would like to ask the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I disagree with Deputy Cannon. I am delighted we have not got computers in front of us here because we can pay attention with our ears and meet people who are passionate about what they are doing. It is very important that computers do not take over completely and that we are not always looking at them and tapping away. I am a great believer in the human voice and ear and human...