Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When I announced the expansion, I was very keen that all special schools would be included. I am not all over the detail of St. Anne's special school but I would say to the school authorities to engage with the Department and have that conversation. If they could do that, we will see where it takes us. I am not over the specific detail there. What I want to do is try to make sure the children get a hot school meal. We have the arrangement where we provide the funding to the school and it is up to the school to identify suppliers. I know that some schools, particularly in rural areas, cannot get the main providers and have actually had the social enterprise, meals on wheels, providing the meals into the school. That works well in some places and some small schools as well. My objective is to get the children fed. I ask the school to engage with the officials.

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