Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
School Meals Programme
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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1745. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of primary and post primary DEIS schools that currently do not offer a breakfast club, and to provide the estimated cost of providing breakfast club in these schools regardless of whether the request to offer the service. [44210/25]
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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1746. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated average cost of a DEIS primary and secondary school offering a breakfast club respectively, in tabular form. [44211/25]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1745 and 1746 together.
The number of primary and post primary DEIS schools that currently do not offer a breakfast club in their school, and the associated cost or providing a breakfast club, are listed below:
| No. of Schools | No. of Pupils | Additional Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary DEIS schools | 261 | 42,314 | €6,042,308.70 |
| Secondary DEIS schools | 31 | 40,892 | €5,211,943.50 |
| No. of Schools | No. of Pupils | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary DEIS schools | 700 | 110,127 | €14,537,226.30 |
| Secondary DEIS schools | 201 | 69,375 | €8,169,518.00 |
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