Image: Shutterstock Image: Shutterstock THE GOVERNMENT IS to extend the hot school meals pilot programme, at a cost of €5.5m.Today’s Budget 2021 announcement was made by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath at the Convention Centre.
When it was announced, the then-Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, said that the initiative would be trialed in schools. A hot school meal is not just about nutrition but it also guarantees a better education. The research out there shows us that children who benefit from a daily nutritious hot dinner have greater focus and better learning outcomes.
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