Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael)

I agree with Senator Darragh O'Brien on the need to promote education. The Seanad is the forum where we could do such a thing with the cross-party and independent unity Senator Norris mentioned. Today the ESRI has published a very significant report by researcher, Dr. Dorothy Watson. It shows that pupils who we might regard as being weaker pupils do not benefit from being streamed. They have low esteem and their achievement is less than if they were in a class of mixed ability.