asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his Department have under consideration any plans for the provision of hot and nutritious meals for children attending national schools in the Dublin area.
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Hot Meals for Dublin Schoolchildren.
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asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he has any information as to what it would cost per head to provide hot meals for children attending national schools in the Dublin area.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to answer Questions Nos. 43 and 44 together.
The provision of hot and nutritious meals for children attending national schools in the Dublin area is primarily a matter for Dublin Corporation and the school authorities. I have no information as to what it would cost per head to provide such meals and there are no plans under consideration in my Department for their provision.