Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2024-11-07
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

-----but I did it in the interest of the public well-being and the health of our people. We have done other public health measures like the ban on smoky fuels that Mary Harney brought in, which had a huge impact on public health. I met Dr. Fauci recently, and he and I have described social media as the public health threat of our time in respect of our children. The impact on children is horrific. Deputy Doherty has been extremely disingenuous in his presentation of the arguments and in his dismissal of that public health dimension to what is a good initiative. One of the initiatives I took in education - I was interrupted a bit, a Cheann Comhairle, if I could just be given 30 seconds-----

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Sitting date: 2024-11-07