17 Additional Primary Schools In Wicklow To Receive Hot School Meals

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Minister Humphreys today announced the rollout of Hot School Meals to additional 900 Primary Schools, including 17

Speaking this morning Taoiseach Simon Harris said:

“Making sure every child receives Hot School Meals is a top priority of mine.

“I am so proud of this programme. It is one of the things that is mentioned to me most as I visit communities across the country.

“I am delighted that an extra 17 Primary Schools in my own County are set to receive Hot School Meals.

“We launched Hot School Meals as a pilot 5-years ago and it has seen huge demand ever since.

“Today’s expansion to an additional 150,000 children means that over 316,000 children can now receive a nutritious, hot meal during their school day.

“To the schools who have not yet signed up to this successful programme, I want them to know Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys is opening a new round of Expressions of Interest to allow for a further expansion of the programme.

Taoiseach Simon Harris concluded:

“As Taoiseach I will focus on helping families in County Wicklow and across the country.
“Today’s announcement is just one of the ways I am planning to do this.”

The list of Schools in Wicklow are:

• Lacken Mxd N S
• Moin An Bhealaigh N S
• Delgany N S
• Glebe Ns
• Caoimhin Naofa N S
• Donard N S
• Hollywood N S
• Coolfancy N S
• Padraig Naofa N S
• S N Naomh Brid
• Stratford Lodge Ns
• St Francis N S
• Gaelscoil An Inbhir Mhoir
• S N Mhuire Senior School
• Wicklow Educate Together Ns
• Gaelscoil Na Lochanna
• Woodstock Educate Together National School

 The Hot School Meals Programme was introduced in 2019 as a small pilot of 30 schools.

 Over 2,000 Primary Schools are now eligible to receive a Hot Meal.