Results 14,701-14,720 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. As he correctly said, in recognition of the efforts of the general public, volunteers and, indeed, all workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, and in remembrance of people who lost their lives due to Covid-19, the Government announced last week a once-off public holiday that will take place on Friday, 18 March this year, and a new annual public holiday...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: First, it is about that very point of fairness. If one had proceeded on historic profiling to get an accredited grades system, that would have disadvantaged those disadvantaged students even more than is the case now. Students were very concerned about a number of things. One was grade inflation and that there would be a comparison with last year's results and outcomes in terms of grade...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Minister met the students on quite a number of occasions and engaged with them. There were four requests. I have gone through the four. The Minister has been able to respond positively to three of those four requests. On the fourth, which relates to accredited grades, that simply was not possible. I explained to Deputy McDonald, as she knows well, that there is a huge challenge to...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: Deputy McDonald did not spell them out. I have not heard them from her in three weeks.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: Deputy McDonald keeps pointing-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: Deputy McDonald keeps pointing to her colleague.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I did not interrupt. The bottom line is I have not got a coherent cogent alternative from Deputy McDonald-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----in the past three weeks in relation to that core point.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I accept what-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I accept what people said-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: -----when the issue was raised in the House in the past while. The point I am making is that there is a huge issue there. People do not want historic profiling; in other words, that results would be based on those of previous students in schools. Nobody wants that. That was the collective view here.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: As a result, there is a real challenge in terms of the 25%.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: It could not have been done as fairly as it was done last year. That is the point.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: Every other European jurisdiction, from what I know, and the UK are going back to the pre-pandemic assessment approaches that they had.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: They are gone back to their pre-Covid assessment tools.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: We are not out of line with what is happening across Europe and the United Kingdom.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Last week, I was asked similar questions on this and the most pressing demand, correctly, from Members of the Opposition and generally was for clarity and certainty for students as early as possible. Students were uppermost and of primary concern for Government in reaching its decision. The Minister, in her engagement with students and indeed...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: Agus duit féin.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Department of the Taoiseach funds the Social Activity Measure (SAM) which is a behavioural study that records the public response to the risk of COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 guidelines. Designed by the Economic and Social Research Institute's Behavioural Research Unit, SAM is an anonymous, interactive, online study that surveys people about their recent activity. The study seeks to...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Change Policy (1 Feb 2022)
Micheál Martin: The Climate Action Plan 2021 sets a roadmap for taking decisive action across society to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% below 2018 levels by 2030, achieve climate resilience and a climate neutral economy no later than 2050, as committed to in the Programme for Government. The Plan and associated Annex of Actions identify where necessary emissions reductions can be achieved and set...