| Contents | Detailed Contents of Volume 4 |
| Chapter 1 | Department of Education |
| Chapter 2 | Finance |
| Chapter 3 | Society and the schools |
| Chapter 4 | Residential child welfare in Ireland, 1965-2008: an outline of policy, legislation and practice: a paper prepared for the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse |
| Chapter 5 | Interviews |
| Chapter 6 | Conclusions |
| Chapter 7 | Recommendations |
| Index | Index of Volume 4 |