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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)
Heather Humphreys: ...always been a firm believer that it is not possible to beat a hot meal in the middle of the day. I visited St. Thomas's Junior National School in Lucan with the Taoiseach last week. We saw the children getting their hot meals. They were all sitting down around the table. They were having their chats and eating whatever they had chosen from the menu the week before. They had a choice...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: This is a good news story for children. Some families might not have as much as others. At least they know their children are going in every day and getting a hot meal, which is a game-changer. All schools, but particularly primary schools, should provide these meals. Schools can now reapply. We need to contact all the schools in order that they know about this. The programme needs to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)
Violet-Anne Wynne: The Minister was very good to ensure that all children in Ennis Community School received hot school meals for the entire year. It has worked really well. It is the amalgamation of three schools, one of which is DEIS. I am raising it to highlight it again with the Minister this morning so that she might consider extending that for a further year as it was a huge success. All the children...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I say to Deputy Murnane O'Connor that the hot school meals programme is running in 31 schools in Carlow, covering 5,639 children. In response to Deputy Wynne, Ennis Community School was brought to my attention. I was obviously very conscious the amalgamation, involving some DEIS and some non-DEIS schools - that was the secondary school. We were able to provide that support and solution...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I propose to take questions Nos 9 and 15 together. The objective of the school meals programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children to support them in taking full advantage of the education provided to them. Following the expansion of the programme in recent years, some 2,600 schools and organisations, covering 443,000 children are now eligible for funding. I recently...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...working with. They are rural schools. For all the schools that get the programme, they are a game-changer. I was delighted to hear the Minister’s facts and figures about how it has benefited children, how children are going to school and how the programme makes a difference. There is a long-term effect for communities. It is also helping many caterers to create jobs. The...