Child Poverty
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-09
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Heather Humphreys (FG), Cavan-Monaghan

There are other issues as well, as we know, such as the hot school meals programme, one support that is making a significant difference in children's lives in terms of food poverty. I visited a school in Inchicore yesterday and attended an event to encourage children to grow their own. It related to Tidy Towns, which we were promoting in the school. I asked the principal whether the school had the hot school meals programme and he said it could not do without it. We are supporting that and I have expanded it-----

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Sitting date: 2023-02-09