Poll: Should school meals be provided to children over the summer?

File photo Image: Shutterstock/PJjaruwan File photo Image: Shutterstock/PJjaruwan LABOUR’S EDUCATION SECRETARY Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the Department of Education to provide school meals over the summer.

Ó Ríordáin said many European countries continue providing school meals throughout the summer “because they recognise that many vulnerable children need it”. “We are living in extraordinary times which has put huge strain on families, particularly low income families. “Many children have found their routines severely impacted and the fact that they are home all the time has put significant pressure on household budgets,” Ó Ríordáin said during the week.

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No child should be hungry , bottom line. They are children and if they are hungry, whatever the circumstances are , and there are many. One things for sure ,it’s not their fault. So yes children should always have meals weather it’s winter or summer.

Ya they should...some kids need that security of a meal.

A country that doesn't look after their children are showing seeds of future destruction

Yes to the DEIS areas

I think part of parenting is feeding your children, so no, it's not up to the schools when they are closed.

52% say no. What a compassionate country we live in.

Why are kids going hungry in the first place.

Its called the Child benefit allowance.

Yes provided they are given to every child in the country. The constitution says all children should be treated equally by the state. That's clearly not happening even on the most basic level of feeding children.

If kids are going hungry day to day it’s a separate issue tbh- and one that needs to be dealt with separately to the school system.

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