Sinn Féin claims Minister for Education 'extensively lobbied' by school phone pouch company
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2024
- During Leaders' Questions, Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty claimed Minister for Education Norma Foley had been 'lobbied' by Yondr, a company that provides school phone pouches.
In October, the Tánaiste defended spending €9 million spend on pouches for phones in schools and treatment delays for children with scoliosis.
It came amid criticism of the long waiting times for scoliosis surgery by families and advocates.
Minister Martin said capacity - rather than funding - is the issue for children waiting for scoliosis treatment.
“Children can’t wait so, if we don’t have the necessary capacity here, we then need to source it elsewhere,” he said.
“I know that can be difficult for the families - I don’t underestimate for the families who have to go abroad that can be very difficult and traumatic in itself.
“If it means getting the surgery done at the highest level and the highest standard - and follow up as part of that package, then I think that’s the way to go.”
One teacher described the €9 million sum as “slightly excessive” but Education Minister Norma Foley said it would improve children’s mental health and academic performance.
“All the evidence tells us, whether it’s in Belgium or Spain, the education outcomes improved when phones were banned in schools,” she said.
“And I have to say, the issue of mobile phones is raised with me by an enormous number of parents.”
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Fianna fail liar and traitors
@BillyBroaders talk straight. Filling the country with jihadist Ukrainians and child Trafficking. Independents are going to take half the seats now... no more Monopoly. I want to see Starmer PROVE to me that we're terrorist free.
I'm right aren't I Mr. Starmer? You have 7 days.
Norma foley needs to resign
They all do
You mis-spelled fool.
she needs her political career ended in the up coming election. like all the rest of them. they dont give 2 fuc about us the public. 5 more years and they will have succeed in totally destroying the country.
@Greetings_Fromthey them be quiet😢😢😂_Cork
She needs to be in Jail ! She needs to tell about ALL THE FRAUD !
M. Martin gaslights and smirks all the time.
To avoid answering a question is one of a guilty nature.
Spineless Martin .Didn’t answer the questions ..
He never does
@@tonystack1622was just going to say same
Doherty is wrong to say Mr Maritin is lying, Sinn Fein would know a lot about lying.
There is not an ounce of dignity or sincerity in that man, Martins body.
He is a disgrace.
That's a fake debate. Think if they had of debated, High electric prices. High inflation, No still protecting the big cooperatives.
Corruption at it's core
Didn't answer the questions, that was absolutely shameful by mairtin
Another 50 odd homeless families denied a chance to be housed...
Phone pouches 🤯
How many Ukrainians have now been given brand new homes ahead of Irish too😢
A gimmick for their cronies
Simple comment.
He is a compulsive liar
You mean you're a typical Irish person who knows what he really stands for but you're being typically Irish and saying something "nice"?
What a gang of WASTERS!!!!!!
Rotten to the core
liars
Jew might be on to something.
By his refusal ro answer a direct question he confirms Foley's lies and his complicity.
Shame on martin and his cronies
Martin's filibustering/waffling is utterly shameful.
One Harris out.
One to go.
Where's Rte?
One knows a politician in Dàil Éireann is hiding something when they start speaking in Irish. Martin is one of the most disingenuous politicians in the country and has been so for many many decades.
Michael, answer the damp question.
Please don't mention the Children's Hospital debacle!
Until our opposition have the balls to actually use the term "liar" in such situations, nothing is going to change.
But people will just vote them in any way cause they no no better. It's the 00s all over again
No lessons learned.
Vote is rigged
Get away with that nonsense. There's enough real stuff to be annoyed by. @@mariadurnin1747
I have said exactly the same for years, as well as having a very naive irish electorate.
@@aleaneschligo7663 know no better
Martin should have answered the questions he guilty as hell.
Every politician are doing nothing for the Irish people because every politician is over paid and under worked they all need to Go because they all talk but they don’t do anything for the country of Ireland
The Micheal Martin has a right to defend itself and the Simon Harris is a jew.
Wake up people for God's sake
They'll still stick a number beside these faces on the ballot, because they've been told to, instead of leaving it blank after one, two or three. They keep getting in on transfers.
Wake up to sf traitors
Stone walling. Answer the question
Pack of lying liars!
Foley should be behind bars with Martin for what they are doing to our children at school
@@liammccooey5652 And sinn fein should also be questioning them about that !!
So who will you vote for.....
I can’t understand for the life of me why people keep defending him and Simon
Stockholm syndrome
@@edwardduffy4793 because they are party hacks like FG Eddie
@@edwardduffy4793bingo
Pouches "will improve childrens mental health and education" That has to be the joke of the century. With the inapropiate SPHE on the curriculum, their mental health is probably already challanged.
Most definitely, Mary. That tripe is pure evil personified.
Real reason they don't want phones in the classroom so we can see what's actually being taught
Exactly
Totally agree. Don't hear sinn fein shouting about that !!
Can’t the children just say no anyway? Surely the school doesn’t have a right to take their property away without parental consent - or deny them an education or exclude them.
Sinn fein have made a huge mistake not having Pearse as their leader.
Big time, too late though
Lies lies an more lies
Born leader Peirce
Mary Lou needs to step aside and let Pierce at it.
Sinn Fein represent Palestinians
No they don’t. They are in place to represent the Irish people. Stop lying.
@@RebelofIreland 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Would have had a better chance with him in charge, but that ship has sailed, SF won't be getting my vote.
Agreed
The Natural Women's Council and Jana London has highlighted the SPHE for schools. Don't vote for Norma Foley.
Citing Dr. Fauci and Public Health post COVID-19, sans Commission of Examination = Own Goal
Martin is out of touch with the electorate & can't give a plausible answer to any questions .
All these CLOWNS need to go ASAP. You can fool the people some of the time but not all of the time.
i am concerned he met with dr fauci. is that man not in prison already.
Me too 😯
Did Míchael Martin he just brag about meeting Dr Fouci. For the phone pouches? That says it all
They are telling you in plain what they are doing, how is it that conspiracy theorists have been saying since before covid even started that this is what they wee going to do? It's because it's what they've always done. The working class are too concerned with their pay cheques and social statuses than tk listen to the truth. Willfully ignorant
Criminals
This snake has many heads arguing with each other
Jesus Christ he's an absolute disgrace , experienced bullshitter
He's said it"" only"" costs 9million a year
Now we have to pay 2million a year which that weasel feels doesn't merit public knowledge
Doherty asked him a direct question ,
8-9 minutes of talking later he still hadn't answered
Hey no need to use the Name of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST as a swearword.
@@sallycarroll6329 100% 🙏✝️🕊
I mean realistically this lad talked himself around every issue raised and answered NO questions 🤣 please people of Ireland see these snakes for what they are and GET THEM OUT
Disgrace
Fire 🔥 dem all
The house of uselessness
Answere the questions
Why did Michael Martin go to Uganda requesting Nureses to come here and you will house them PAY OUR WELL TRAINED NURSES LIFT THE EMBARGO AND ALLOW THE IRISH TO STAY IN IRELAND
Time to say goodbye 👋 crooks the lot of them 😬
In the forthcoming election VOTE IRISH PATRiCOTS ONLY
Nothing is going to change because no one is ever going to be held accountable and the next shower we get in will continue this awful disgraceful waste of taxpayers money
Which is why people should vote for the smaller and better parties like the Social Democrats
My 21 year old disabled son is in constant pain. More physio would help. There are 4 physio working in an organization my son is part of and those physio cover over 800 clients. It's be more in gov line to spend money in these areas not poxy bike sheds and phone covers. That gov couldn't run a tap 🙄
Mehole.
Answers the questions you are ask
Only in for themselves and their families
And friends
@@seangibney2362 money
‘I met Dr.Fauci’ RED RED RED FLAG RED FLAG
😮which fam8ly member owns the company is the ? that should be asked
Martin engaging in constructive misrepresentation who would have believed it.
Madness all of you guys should go
Ignore the corruption because we did do some things right.
Give that auld lad in the chair his walking papers
Pierce the country needs you on top your a great person
Ahh would ya ever get real, he was silent for years watching this government spend, spend,spend. Only popping his head up now there’s an election coming and Sinn Fein are up the creek without a paddle!
When I went to school there was no phones?just leave phones at home
What is the point of questions of the ceann comhairle doesn't insist on a direct answer.
This is ridiculous. The country has to listen Martin's waffle
Vote them all out
Finna fall are absolutely disgusting
3 masks wearing Anthony Fauci 😷 😂
The demonstrations were comical, treating people like imbeciles.
Lying self serving Hypocrisy the lot of them disgusting to listen too .
I knew it when i heard it first its a ready up contracts for friends same as the modular homes the hotels, accommodation centers for refugees etc etc, its all nod nod wink wink politics, new brown envelope politics..
How did ireland come to this . The country is destroyed beyond repair
He’s asked a question about wasting money ,and the proceeds to make about himself 😡😡
If he had nothing to hide, he would have given honest answers.
They are all traitors!
Riduculous!!!😢 No phones in the class room that's it free
They don’t want students bringing phones into the SPHE classroom for the NEW curriculum. SPHE whistleblower interview with Mary Creedon.
Wow didn't think of that
Vote them out. Stand up like the Americans and get the country back to sensible people.
Sinn Fein drama queens looking to safe their skin from flailing polling numbers.
Shariah Queen who represents the Islamic agenda
Martin is weasel. Well done Pearse!
He just completly side stepped the bulk of the question by speaking irish knowing thanks to his goverments neglet that most dont underatand and even then he spoke it terribly what a laughing stock this country is with this guy as our leader and this so called opponents sin fein.
Why aren't the people told what the real reason is for these pouches.,why won't he answer the question
For years I didn't really follow politics all that closely, and anytime I do tune in I remember why I didn't bother.
Tell me about The hate law, tell me what all of you in government are afraid of Irish people saying ❓❓
Sinn fein no better
Mr. Martin the people DON'T want the money spent on pouches we want the money spent on decent books and teachers, not pouches.
Mehole incapable of answering questions yet again and getting offended through his thin skin. This government are absolute crooks.
Fauci...your big friend
Norma Foley would be the last person to be in the best interests of your mental health
What a bunch of jokers
I knew there was something suspicious about who got that contract to waste public money instead of using discipline as opposed to abuse in schools.
What a play by Michaelangelo
Its time to say goodbye to the left . Enough is enough. Ireland for the Irish people only. Ireland 🇮🇪 .
how about the bogholes with people in em 🤫🤫🤫
We live in a digital world..... money laundering or something is going on here.
Kids been going to school with phones connected to social media for over a decade now.
Why isn't pearse doherty leading SF into this election? im not a SF supporter but anything to get rid of 100 years of Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael change is needed now .
Bike shed security hut pouches childrens hospital the filth being thought to children and all the rest ......hope you never get in again
Martin won't even allow his own constituents in Cork South Central ask him a question ( he blocks them) ie. pure arrogance......
Im going to vote for these fools.sick of the fools in government already
Last day of school term for M.Martin? Did he bring his game of Buckaroo in with him?
Did I tune into a wedding...
This is about the strength of Sinn Fein.... absolute spoofers.
If this guy was the leader of Sinn Fein, I’d consider voting for them
"the meeting happened, a phone pouch was given" CSI Sinn Fein