More than 60 Galway primary schools joining Hot School Meals programme

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Galway Daily news Hot school meals coming to all primary schools in Ireland

More than 60 additional primary schools in Galway have been added to the government’s Hot School Meals programme.

Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys today announced that more than 150,000 pupils in over 900 new schools will benefit from hot meals next year.

“When I was appointed Minister for Social Protection in June 2020, there were 30 schools receiving Hot Meals. Today’s announcement means that from April next year there will be over 1,400 primary schools benefitting from Hot School Meals.”

“As Minister, I am absolutely determined to continue to expand the Hot School Meals Programme to every Primary School in Ireland.”

“My ambition is that a child born in Ireland today will be guaranteed access to a Hot Meal by the time they start school.”

“The major expansion I am announcing today means we are now well on course to achieve that objective,” Heather Humphreys said.

The Hot School Meals Programme was introduced in 2019 as a small pilot of 30 schools.

Minister Humphreys has grown the Programme significantly in recent years and all DEIS Primary Schools are now eligible to receive a Hot Meal.

Earlier this year, Minister Humphreys signalled her intention to roll out the Hot School Meals Programme to all Primary Schools.

As part of this significant expansion plan, all remaining primary schools were contacted and requested to submit an expression of interest form if their school is interested in commencing the provision of hot school meals.

The Department of Social Protection will now write to each of these schools to advise them on the next steps in this regard to allow schools time to prepare so that their pupils will be able to avail of hot meals from April 2024.

The list of Galway schools joining the programme next year is:

  1. Aibhistin Naofa
  2. Baile Mor Siol Anmcadha
  3. Ballinderreen Mxd NS
  4. Ballymana NS
  5. Brierfield NS
  6. Castleblakeney NS
  7. Gaelscoil Dara
  8. Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha
  9. Gaelscoil Riada
  10. Galway Educate Together NS
  11. Garrafrauns Central Sch
  12. Glinsk NS
  13. Gortanumera NS
  14. Knocknacarra Educate Together NS
  15. Lurga NS
  16. Merlin Woods Primary School
  17. Naomh Colman Mac Duaigh
  18. Nioclas Naofa
  19. SN Aindreis Naofa
  20. SN An Cillin
  21. SN An Croi Ro Naofa
  22. SN An Droma
  23. SN Ard Raithin
  24. SN Baile Atha N Riogh
  25. SN Baile Na Cille
  26. SN Bhride
  27. SN Breandain Naofa
  28. SN Brighde
  29. SN Cill Cruain
  30. SN Cill Cuile
  31. SN Cillini Dioma
  32. SN Domhnach Padraig
  33. SN Gort Na Leime
  34. SN Iomair Naofa
  35. SN Mhuire
  36. SN Mhuire
  37. SN Muire Gan Smal
  38. SN Naomh Iosef
  39. SN Naomh Treasa
  40. SN Padraic Naofa
  41. SN Padraig Naofa
  42. SN Padraig Naofa
  43. SN Seamus Naofa
  44. SN Tir Na Cille
  45. Scoil Chroi Naofa
  46. Scoil Iarlatha Naofa
  47. Scoil Mhuire
  48. Scoil Mhuire
  49. Scoil Mhuire Naofa
  50. Scoil Na Ngasur
  51. Scoil Náisiúnta Róis
  52. Scoil Naomh Einde
  53. Scoil Naomh Iosef
  54. SN Cearn Mor
  55. SN Muine Mhea
  56. St Brendans NS
  57. St Brendans NS
  58. St Feichins N School
  59. St Oliver Plunkett National School
  60. St Oliver Plunketts NS
  61. Togala Mhuire
  62. Tuam Educate Together National School