Liam Fitzgerald (Fianna Fail)

That is one of the messages coming through from the amendment.

The speakers on the Opposition side, particularly those in Fine Gael, tended to rubbish this model as if it had no merits. I will go back briefly and carefully over some of the merits even though I realise it is an imperfect model.I acknowledge that the Minister has already started a review of this matter in consultation with some of the partners in education, and has set down a challenge to the partners to bring forward the result as soon as possible so that schools will know where they stand.