I raise the issue of the missing millions in the education capital budget. Last year, there was a projected education capital budget of €941 million. This year, following discussions with the Tánaiste's colleagues, we expected a small increase on that to €942 million. However, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, was not able to deliver on the budget, and in his discussions with the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, it was reduced to €922 million. What happened between both Ministers? This is coming at a time when the number of permanent school places provided by the Department is reducing, an overspend on sites has been highlighted by the Comptroller and Auditor General, and the cost per square metre of schools has increased dramatically. New projects in further education are being cancelled throughout the country, including Dunboyne college of further education in my constituency. Lismullen national school has also been waiting a long time. Given these circumstances, why was the education capital budget cut by the Government at the last minute?

I wanted to raise the same issue. We had a budget debate in this House, and it then emerged the following day that there was a gaping hole in the capital budget. How did this happen? Young, growing constituencies such as mine will be severely hit by this. We heard the argument that it is about the front line versus capital. The front line is the building in which one goes to school. Four school buildings in Dublin West need to be repaired because of the Western Buildings Systems fiasco, namely, Luttrellstown community college, St. Patrick's national school, Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg and Broombridge Educate Together national school, ETNS. Will they be repaired? Will Pelletstown ETNS, Edmund Rice college, Cabra community college, and Danu community special school, which were all promised by the Taoiseach, go ahead or will they be cut? This is a country that is refusing to collect taxes from Apple.

This is a question on Estimates for the Minister for Education and Skills.

It is a question on the Estimates. I can give a long detailed answer-----

We would like that.

----- but I suspect the Deputies have received that from Deputy McHugh.

No. Can the Tánaiste give us the detailed answer?

I reassure Deputies that the allocation for the school buildings programme is broadly in line with last year's allocation.

It is lower.

In 2019, the allocation was €622 million. The allocation envisaged for the programme for next year is €620 million, which is more or less the same figure.

Many schools have to be fixed.

There is a €20 million reduction in the education capital budget between third levels-----

It has been cut by €19 million-----

The Deputies might not be happy with the answer, but two other Deputies are waiting patiently. Did Deputy O'Reilly want to come in on the education question?

I did but it is fine.

Can we discuss it as a Topical Issue matter on Tuesday?

I requested that for today.

I will come back to the Deputies on that. I call Deputy Rabbitte.