Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

I would certainly not want to go down the road of the quota system.

The issue of grade inflation in schools and universities was mentioned last week. In view of the planned meetings of the education unions around Easter, perhaps that would be a good time to discuss more fundamental issues. Why do young people entering third level institutions not have a more rounded education? They may have engaged in rote learning, obtained their points and achieved success. I ask that this be kept on the agenda. We should have a discussion on curricular reform and other fundamental issues in education. We do not need to discuss grade inflation; that comes afterwards. The issue is the roundedness of young people and how they move from A to B to C.