Every child should get a free hot meal in school every day, and here’s why
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys speaks to a class in St David’s Primary School, Artane, Dublin, as she announced plans for the roll-out of the Hot School Meals Programme. Photo: Maxwells
Catherine Conlon
Every child should receive one free hot meal in school every day, a government-commissioned evaluation of the state’s school meals scheme has recommended.
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