Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding approved to be paid to a school (details supplied) in County Laois under the school meals programme for 2015-2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30974/15]

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services to some 1,700 schools and organisations which benefits over 217,500 children. Despite pressure on the social protection budget, the Government allocated an additional €2 million for the programme in 2015, providing a total allocation of €39 million.

The school referred to by the Deputy, is a DEIS school, and has been allocated a significant increase in funding to €221,869 for the current academic year. The Department has advised the school of the allocation for the current academic year and payment will issue by way of two instalments, the first of which will issue shortly.