Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will be very brief because most of the questions I intended to ask have been asked. I would like to ask about next year's budget for training and development, which represents a significant decrease on the 2018 outturn of €23.5 million. According to the second briefing note that was provided to the committee, it is proposed to allocate just €11.5 million for 2019. The 2018 provisional outturn was €23.5 million, but the budget for this year is just €11.5 million. That is a significant decrease in the training and development budget. Is that correct?