School Meals Programme
Dail Éireann — 2024-02-20
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Brendan Griffin (FG), Kerry

No, not about the mouldy bread, although I think that is how penicillin was discovered. There might be some upsides to it. Big pharma in Waterford might develop a new drug.
I thank the Minister for being so proactive in this. I was just doing the mathematics. I am not a mathematician, but break downing the €2.1 million servicing 34 schools in County Kerry where 3,854 children are benefiting, it works out at approximately €15 per week per child. That is a very small amount in the context of what the State spends but it is hugely significant. The results are amazing. If the Minister can find the finance anywhere, the expansion to other schools in Kerry and throughout the country would be money extremely well spent and well invested in the future.

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