109. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has been informed of any closures or concerns about hot school meal providers by the food safety authority Ireland; if so, when; and the response of his Department. [74836/26]
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395. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to ensure that suppliers for school meals comply with the removal of HFSS (high fat salt and sugar) items from meals, as a review showed suppliers still include these in 18 per cent of meals and they are the most consumed menu items by children. [69737/26]
396. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific action he is taking to move school meals (details supplied) towards a model where meals are cooked from fresh raw ingredients from scratch in one kitchen, and away from the current predominant ‘assembly and reheat’ model used in the Irish school meal programme. [69735/26]
397. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to address issues of packaging waste in the hot school meal programme and to adjust procurement guidance, or carry out trials, to support models which reduce both packaging and food waste, support sourcing of quality local ingredients, and ensure the food is cooked and served fresh, as the nutritional review and Ipsos survey do not ad…
776. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to ensure students in small schools have access to hot school meals as a result of their provider ceasing the supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48701/25]
777. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for revised procurement documents for hot school meals; when they were issued to schools and providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48709/25]
778. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the support being provided to affected schools and parents to mitigate the disruption to schools unable to provide hot school meals. [48710/25]
779. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the reasons some schools are currently unable to provide hot school meals to their students, in tabular form. [48711/25]
780. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to mitigate the level of food waste being experienced in schools as a result of hot school meals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48712/25]
781. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection if parents will be given the option to opt out of school meals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48713/25]
782. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to inspect more schools this academic year than last academic year. [48714/25]
783. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for publication of the nutritional review of hot school meals. [48716/25]
784. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for publication of the nutritional review of hot school meals. [48717/25]
266. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 15 May 2024, to provide details of the tender documentation provided; to provide the options given of considerations for reduction in waste of packaging; and to provide all schools’ budget allocation and expenditure on school meals in tabular form. [6870/25]
267. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the details of the process for quality checks of the Healthy Ireland Nutritional Standards for Hot School Meals. [6871/25]
129. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the costing for hot school meals, per child, per school; and to identify the providers of the service, in tabular form. [6475/25]
130. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools refused the hot meals scheme; and the reasons given in each incidence, in tabular form. [6478/25]