Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 November 2025
709. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the schools who operated school meals scheme across County Louth for the academic school year 2024-2025; and the number of children in each school who received meals through the scheme, in tabular form. [63042/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 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 Budget 2025 announcement all primary schools are now eligible for the Hot School Meals Scheme, meaning that approximately 3,700 schools and organisations and 682,000 children are now be eligible for the School Meals Programme.
There was a total of 64 schools in County Louth in receipt of the School Meals Programme in the 2024/25 academic school year. The table below provides a breakdown of the number of children in each school in receipt of the respective meal club under the programme.
children in receipt of the respective meal club
I trust this clarifies the matter.
