Mr. Patrick Reilly:

I will try not to repeat what has been said. I will start with the point made about confusion in regard to who does the reduced timetables. That confusion is already adding to the stress of the parents and children because there is no clear rationale for their use.

Senator Ruane spoke about data. I would like to hear from others on this issue. To my knowledge this is collected in primary schools and published but not so in secondary schools. It makes sense for it to be collected and published in secondary schools when this is already happening in primary schools.

Deputy Martin asked who decides children's school subjects and why these are chosen. It is important to know the "who" in that question as well as the "why". These are a couple of points that I wanted to make without repeating earlier ones made.