School Meals Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 October 2011

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Questions (136)

Gerry Adams

Question:

154 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing each child attending primary school with a daily lunch meal. [28667/11]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

Further to the Deputy's parliamentary question 26452 of 28th September last, the estimated cost of providing a daily lunch meal for 509,652 school going children in primary schools currently and based on an estimate of €3 per lunch, would cost in the region of €280 million per annum.