Gaeltacht school meals provision
County councils in five counties may provide meals in specified Gaeltacht areas, with the Department reimbursing up to half of expenditure, capped at £10,000 annually. The Minister said he had received no complaints about adequacy.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the present arrangements for providing school meals for Gaeltacht children; and if he is satisfied that these are adequate.
Comment on this
The county councils of Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry and Mayo are empowered to provide meals for children attending national schools in specified Gaeltacht areas of these counties. My Department provide a sum up to a maximum of £10,000 annually out of which these councils are recouped up to 50 per cent of their expenditure on the provision of meals. I have not received any complaints about the adequacy of the scheme.