School Meals Programme

410. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any review has been undertaken into the governance and procurement integrity controls operating within the Hot School Meals Scheme since the expansion of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36304/26]

411. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the Office of Government Procurement has provided any guidance, observations, or recommendations to the Department or the Schools Procurement Unit concerning procurement compliance within the Hot School Meals Programme. [36305/26]

115. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection if hot school meal suppliers are paid in advance for the expected number of school meals they supply in a year to an individual school; whether, if children opt out of receiving the hot school meals, the cost of those meals is refunded to the Department; if data on the number of children opting out can be provided; and if he will ma…

555. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection when he plans to compile and publish a pre-approved list of suppliers for schools participating in the Hot School Meals Programme (details supplied); if he will ensure that, in developing these county-based supplier lists, priority is given to local suppliers using locally sourced produce, in order to support sustainable food syste…

556. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will put in place to ensure that the Hot School Meals Programme supports local employment, delivers freshly prepared meals on a daily basis and ensures the programme supports sustainability and local economic development across all eligible providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31904/26]

44. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms in place when parents or students have problems with the quality, options or nutritional value of the food provided under the hot school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29990/26]

84. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the provision of the hot school meals programme by not-for-profit suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31209/26]

194. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered expanding the school meals programme to all post primary schools; the estimated cost of this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29183/26]

747. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the roll out of the hot school meals programme to secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30287/26]

105. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a pathway for a school in Drogheda (details supplied) to retain their current model for hot school meals and ensure they are funded to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29040/26]

1903. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanism by which a company can be placed on a pre-approved list of local suppliers regarding the hot school meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25553/26]

1904. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanism by which a company can be placed on a pre-approved list of local suppliers regarding the hot school meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25554/26]

1906. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department collects or retains data on the number of pupils who have opted out of the hot school meals scheme since its introduction; and if so, to provide that data, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25590/26]

1907. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if providers of the hot school meals scheme are paid a set amount which remains unaffected regardless of whether or not the number of pupils in a school accessing the scheme falls during the school academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25591/26]

2709. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to three schools (details supplied) that have been without hot school meals since June 2025; if she will ensure the EHO conducts a return inspection on these schools immediately, to allow hot meals to return; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23892/26]

665. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will sanction a national audit of nutritional standards and supply chain sustainability within the Hot School Meals Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21769/26]

1152. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific nutritional standards mandated by his Department under the School Meals Programme; the way in which compliance with those standards are monitored at supplier level; the auditing or oversight mechanisms currently in place; if there is a formal mechanism for parents and schools to raise concerns about the food provide…

1162. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the rollout of the hot school meal programme in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18776/26]

1172. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a school (details supplied) will be included in the Primary Schools Meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18853/26]

1183. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of hot school meals that met each of the five basic nutritional values and none, that were assessed in the overall assessment of 400 school meals commissioned by his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19299/26]

1185. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a county-by-county breakdown of the number of children availing of the Hot School Meals Programme this academic year, in tabular form. [19333/26]

7. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the progress of the hot school meals programme funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15584/26]

12. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on his efforts to analyse and improve the quality of food available through the hot school meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14764/26]

43. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which food provided under the Hot School Meals Programme is sourced from Irish producers; the current procurement criteria for suppliers under the scheme; whether Irish origin or locally sourced produce forms part of the tender assessment process; if he will consider introducing measures to prioritise Irish-produced foo…

71. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider a pilot project to develop a model for community-driven provision within the Hot School Meals Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15362/26]