Order of Business, Thursday January 19th 2012

Senator Fidelma Healy Eames:

Like other speakers, I, too, called yesterday for a debate with the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn.  On this occasion, I am seeking a debate with him on the Economic and Social Research Institute study “Growing up in Ireland” which addresses issues such as quality of education, differences between schools and the differences between teaching and learning depending on the social class of a school and on gender.  It would be a little naive of us not to think there are differences between schools: there are huge differences between schools.  Even children know there are differences between schools.