Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Ms Jackie Harrington:

Generally, the funding is prioritised at the primary and secondary school cycles. We have approximately 100 crèches or early years establishments in the scheme that came in through various disadvantage-type schemes, such as the giving children an even break scheme, that were in place in the past. In general, it is a breakfast club or snack club that is provided to these children because they attend just for the morning. In recent times, our focus has been more on primary and secondary DEIS schools.

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