Children in 20 more schools in Kilkenny and 10 more schools in Carlow are set to receive free meals as part of the expansion of the Hot School Meals programme to an further 900 primary schools in the country.
The Hot School Meals Programme was introduced in 2019 as a small pilot of 30 schools and has now grown to 2,000 schools including all DEIS schools. Research shows that this scheme has huge benefits for the wellbeing of children in schools. It will also improve school attendance and make parents' lives easier.
It's the intention of this government to roll out this scheme to all primary schools in the country by 2025. All remaining primary schools in the area can now submit an application to the Department of Social Protection to start receiving free meals.
The following schools have been added to the scheme this week:
Carlow |
Borris National School |
Newtown Dunleckney |
Scoil Naisiunta Mhuire |
Scoil Naisiunta Peadar Agus Pol |
Scoil Naisiunta Mhichil |
St Brendans National School |
Bennekerry National School |
Our Lady's National School |
Scoil Naisiunta Cill Damhain |
St Patrick's National School |
Kilkenny |
St Michaels National School |
The Rower Mixed National School |
Carigeen National School |
Skeaghvastheen National School |
Bennettsbridge National School |
Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Padraigh |
Scoil Naisiunta Bhrighde |
Scoil Naisiunta Colmain |
Kilkenny Mixed National School |
Scoil Naisiunta Baile An Phiull |
Scoil Naisiunta Moin Ruadh Mixed |
Burnchurch National School |
Scoil Iognaid De Ris |
Scoil Naisiunta Muire |
Scoil Bhride Paulstown |
Scoil Naomh Ioseph |
Templeorum National School |
Scoil Mhuire |
St Mary's National School |
Kilkenny School Project |