School-related Feeding and Replacement

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

The existing school meals programme was temporarily replaced with food-related support during the school closure

History

Country

Ireland

Policy Area

Food-related provisions

Measure

School-related feeding and replacement

Eligibility

Children who attended DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) schools or disadvantaged schools

Type

In-kind benefit

Start / Announced Date

27/03/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

€2.90 per meal

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Children

Route to the child

Direct

Sources

European Union Agecy for Fundamental Rights (2020) Coronavirus pandemic in the EU: fundamental rights implications - Ireland. 4 May 2020. Available at: https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/ie_report_on_coronavirus_pandemic_may_2020_0.pdf O'Brien, C. (2020) 'Coronavirus: schools to provide weekly boxes of groceries for disadvantaged pupils', The Irish Times, 26 May, Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20221214121032/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/coronavirus-schools-to-provide-weekly-boxes-of-groceries-for-disadvantaged-pupils-1.4212932