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School Meals Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2025

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Ceisteanna (82)

Paul Donnelly

Ceist:

82. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the budget allocation for the school meals programme in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [50639/25]

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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.

The budget allocation for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 years are shown below.

Year

Budget Allocation

2023

€108.9m

2024

€190.1m

2025

€300m

I trust this clarifies the matter.

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