Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is an issue that must be addressed. No child in this country should be hungry. I have visited schools and spoken to principals and I am aware that a child is unable to concentrate, study or learn properly if he or she is hungry. A couple of years ago, the principal of a school located not too far from these Houses took the unorthodox decision to involve the parents from surrounding housing estates whose children attended the school. Instead of sending their children to school with a fizzy drink and a couple of sweets, the mothers involved were encouraged to cook breakfast for them. For a very small charge, those mothers provided a decent breakfast for every child in the school. The result was an improvement in the students' concentration levels and their ability to study.

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