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- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: I brought in a measure years ago in terms of students being allowed to view their exam papers in schools. That cost money at the time because we had to fund it. What he did not mention in the FOI material is how the schools that were consulted said it was a transformative initiative in terms of the utilisation of phone pouches and preventing the use of smartphones during the school day. I...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: Deputy, could you explain to me why your party introduced it in Northern Ireland with the Northern Ireland Executive?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: The hypocrisy of you. Through the Chair, what hypocrisy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: This initiative is already in place in Northern Ireland----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----and the Executive in Northern Ireland financed it and who is the Finance Minister? Sinn Féin holds the Finance Ministry.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: You are doing this for naked political reasons.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: And by the way, Deputy, we all meet people----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: I do not like the way you are trying to insinuate certain characteristics attributed to the Minister, which is unworthy of the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: I am hiding nothing. I am very clear.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: During my Ard-Fheis speech during the year, I described social media as the greatest public health----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: Please allow me to speak. Have the manners. I allowed you to speak.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: I have been interrupted repeatedly now by the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: At our Ard-Fheis last year I described social media, the use of smartphones and so on as the public health threat of our generation. I have been consistent on this. I believe in taking the smartphone out of the school day. I believe in allowing children the opportunity to concentrate and to enjoy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: In the material that was released, teachers spoke about the use of these pouches-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----as freeing up the time for children to do what children normally and naturally did before the invasion of social media.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: I want to finish by saying that long after this general election is over, I will make this prediction: In years to come, people will look back on this initiative and say it was a good initiative that did some good for the children of that generation. That is what will happen, by the way. This will be implemented.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: It will be impactful long after the election.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: I beg the Ceann Comhairle's indulgence before I reply, as we finish up the Dáil, to put on record my profound thanks to him and to the unsung army of men and women who make the Oireachtas and, through it, our democracy work - the stewards, the catering staff, the cleansing and maintenance staff, researchers, clerks, the media who are based here and the gardaí who are posted here....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----and not sustainable. It is something that should have been provided for far less than it subsequently was provided for but it was sought by Members of the House.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Micheál Martin: I am not naming any names.