Liam Fitzgerald (Fianna Fail)

The report is significant and there was a sound rationale for its production, but the fundamental question is whether it has served its intended purpose adequately.

I refer to the four legitimate areas of concern I have. With regard to the question of whether the sample upon which the findings are based is scientifically representative, the report states on page 8: "It was not a representative sample." I would like that concern to be addressed. The report also states on page 7:

Initially all the colleges provided lists of students, the name and address of the schools where they were on teaching practice, the classes they were teaching and the contact details of the schools. Additionally, the colleges provided either provisional teaching practice results for the school year 2003/04 or teaching practice ratings for previous years for each student.