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Is the Hot School Meals Scheme ready to expand?

The Government is to review the nutritional value of thousands of hot meals that are being provid...

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16.16 11 Apr 2025


Is the Hot School Meals Scheme ready to expand?


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16.16 11 Apr 2025


The Government is to review the nutritional value of thousands of hot meals that are being provided to school children around the country.

The meals scheme is already provided in more than 2,000 primary schools and Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary has said that will expand it by a further 713 to reach 475,000 children and 2,850 schools.

The Minister joins Kieran to discuss.


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