An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2022-06-28
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Steven Matthews (GP), Wicklow

The Government recently announced a €32 million expansion of the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, schools programme, bringing in about 310 schools and 60,000 students. I understand, however, that the school meals programme for those DEIS schools is not currently funded and will not be until we pass the budget in October. I ask the Taoiseach to consider how we can fund those schools in the weeks until we pass the budget. He knows how important this schools meals programme is for our students going to school.

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Sitting date: 2022-06-28