Eight Tipperary Schools Added To Hot School Meals Programme.

Eight Tipperary Primary Schools, including three from the Thurles area, have been approved for the Hot School Meals Programme.

County:	Official Name:	Address:	Roll Number:
Tipperary.	Scoil Naisiunta Rath Eilte,	Reahealty, Thurles, Co. Tipperary,	18396E.
Tipperary.	Scoil Naisiunta Na Hinse,	Bouladuff, Thurles, Co. Tipperary,	18350D.
Tipperary.	Scoil Naisiunta Cill Chuimin,	Kilcommon, Thurles, Co. Tipperary,	18285S.
Tipperary.	St Mary’s Parochial National School,	Western Rd, Gortmaloge, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary,	17332T
Tipperary.	Killusty National School,	Killusty North, Killusty, Fethard, Co. Tipperary,	16111V
Tipperary.	Carrig National School,	Ballycommon, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary,	16276H
Tipperary.	Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál,	New Inn, Cashel, Co. Tipperary,	13404V
Tipperary.	Rearcross National School,	Rearcross, Co Tipperary,	12124K

The objective of the School Meals Programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children to support them in taking full advantage of the education being provided and is observed as an important component of policies to encourage school attendance and extra educational achievement.

The Hot School Meals Programme was first introduced as a small pilot scheme including just 30 schools. The Programme has since grown significantly in recent years, bringing the total number of schools gaining access, to 2,200 with effect from September next 2024.

The Department of Education has, this year, contacted all of the remaining Primary Schools who have not yet joined the Hot School Meals scheme, asking them to submit expressions of interest in commencing the provision of Hot School Meals. The responses will be reviewed with the aim of including more schools subject to available funding in Budget 2025.