I want the Taoiseach to put in place long-term supports and changes, not temporary measures. Let us be very clear about that. The Government's failure to invest where it is needed most has real consequences for people. I will give the Taoiseach just one example. Gaelcholáiste Reachrann is on the northside of Dublin in my constituency. It is a great school with very dedicated staff. However, while new school buildings have been promised for more than 20 years, the students are still being taught in prefabs. Some of the prefabs do not even have heating, so on cold winter days the staff and students have to wear their jackets and coats. After waiting for 20 years, there is still no sign of the buildings and facilities they urgently need. At the same time, this Government throws money away on bike shelters, security huts and phone pouches. What does the Taoiseach say to the pupils being taught in prefabs, without heating, when there is no shortage of money being splashed around by his Government?

What I say to them is this Government is delivering a record number of new schools and new school extensions. The Department of Education has a record budget for capital. Throughout the country people can see new schools being built. I will ask the Minister for Education to engage directly with Deputy O'Callaghan on the specific Gaelcholáiste he referenced in his constituency.

It is overly simplistic – in fact, it is misleading – to suggest that by providing some money in the here and now, we are stopping an ability to do some of those projects. As the Deputy well knows, the cost-of-living measures are all funded from part of the surplus in 2024 and the projects he talks about in regard to long-term investment are funded from 2025. This country has an ability to do more than one thing at the same time. Providing people with a little bit of help to assist them and their family through the winter period is a good thing. In regard to the phone pouches, some of the faux outrage in this House has been utterly disingenuous. I do not know if any Members heard some of the schoolchildren, because I listened to them-----

It is from the ESRI.

Excuse me. Deputy O'Callaghan does not need any help. I listened to them talk on the radio about the benefits of the pouches. The school principals have seen a big transformation. The schools in Northern Ireland have benefited from such a scheme as well.

Does the Taoiseach disagree with the ESRI?