Sorca Clarke
Question:264. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of names of the six DEIS urban band 1 schools which were declined breakfast club funding in 2023/2024. [26958/24]
View answerTuesday, 25 June 2024
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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. The programme is an important component of policies to encourage school attendance and extra educational achievement. Following the expansion of the programme in recent years, some 2,600 schools and organisations, covering 443,000 children are now eligible for funding.
In the 2023/2024 school year, six DEIS Urban Band 1 schools were not eligible for funding for a breakfast club as they were all schools newly designated as DEIS in 2022; however, I am pleased to say that these schools are eligible either for a hot meal (if they are a primary school) or a cold lunch (if they are a post-primary school).
A list of the six DEIS urban band 1 schools concerned is contained in the attached tabular statement.
My Department is happy to engage with these schools further as the expansion of the programme continues.
Any additional measures to expand the coverage of other meal options would have to be considered in a budgetary context.
I trust this clarifies the matter.
Tabular Statement
DEIS Urban Band 1 Schools declined breakfast in 2023-24
|
Roll Number |
School Name |
County |
DEIS Status |
|
16080N |
SN Phadraig Naofa |
Carlow |
New UB1 |
|
19730S |
Scoil Oilibheir |
Cork |
New UB1 |
|
19536W |
Holy Family |
Kerry |
New UB1 |
|
12975N |
St Joseph’s Convent |
Limerick |
New UB1 |
|
17060M |
Convent Of Mercy NS |
Limerick |
New UB1 |
|
20142I |
Scoil Iosa |
Mayo |
New UB1 |