Seanad debates
Friday, 17 December 2010
Order of Business
10:30 am
Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)
We ignore the failings of the education system at our peril. As Senator Fitzgerald stated, we are not giving hope because we are not following the jobs. The OECD has indicated to me personally that we have a problem at the top and bottom ends. We are failing to educate the top 10% of elite students. We have the students who are the raw material, but we are not delivering top quality graduates. Will the Leader give an assurance to the House that in our first week back we will have debates on the PISA report and early school leavers? We need to do this and I look forward to participating in the debate.
I wish everyone a happy Christmas.
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