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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 9. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has measured the progress and success of the school meals programme in the context of diet, attendance and educational attainment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18078/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)
Alan Farrell: 15. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the hot school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17836/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Apr 2024)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Has the Department measured the progress and success of the schools meal programme in the context of diet, attendance and educational means?
- 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: I thank the Minister. I strongly agree with her about the hot school meals programme. It is absolutely excellent not only for DEIS schools but for every school included in the programme. The Minister announced hot meals for an additional 900 primary schools. Ten of those schools are in Carlow. These are schools that I had been working with. They are rural schools. For all the schools...
- Prelude (25 Apr 2024)
- Prelude (25 Apr 2024)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 09:00
- Prelude (25 Apr 2024)
Prayer and Reflection.
- Prelude (25 Apr 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Teachtaireacht ó Roghchoiste - Message from Select Committee (25 Apr 2024)
- Teachtaireacht ó Roghchoiste - Message from Select Committee (25 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its estimation of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2024: Votes Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6. I have read that out as slowly as I could to give people a chance to come in.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (25 Apr 2024)
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (25 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are ready to start with questions to the Minister for Social Protection, the first priority question out of five. Níl aon duine anseo. Sin rud neamhghnách. It is unusual. We will go straight to Ceisteanna Eile, and question No. 11. Deputy Cannon is here and waiting, so we will start.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (25 Apr 2024)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)
Social Welfare Benefits
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)
Ciarán Cannon: 11. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the extension of child benefit to 18-year-olds in full-time education will take effect; the number of students who will benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18169/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of plans to extend child benefit for those continuing in secondary education but who have turned 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18135/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)
Ciarán Cannon: Ireland has an exceptional track record in educational attainment, both in the length of time our young people stay in education and the academic standards they achieve during that time. In recent months, the Minister has proposed to extend child benefit to 18-year-olds in full-time education. When does she think those changes will come into effect? How many students does she think will...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this. I propose to take questions Nos. 11 and 48 together. In budget 2024, the Govemment decided to extend the payment of child benefit to 18-year-olds who are in full-time education or have a disability. This was one of my key priorities in the budget. With many children now starting primary school at age five, together with the increase in pupils doing...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Minister. I am seeking one further point of clarification. Do the parents of children who have reached the age of 18 and are still in full-time education have to go through any verification process, or is this just an automated payment and their current child benefit payment will extend into that additional year?