2026-05-13
4 officials
Politician(s) lobbied: Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Linda Nelson Murray (Senator), Seanad; Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Fiona Connelly (Councillor), Dublin City Council
Intent: Inform the DPOs of the current landscape of school meal provision in Ireland and models of provision, and how this differs from international best practice, based on our research::Advocate for a whole systems multi-dimensional policy approach to school meals integrating health and nutrition, green public procurement/local sourcing, quality jobs, and food education::Advocate for a not-for-profit community-based model of delivery for school meals::Request opportunity to present at JOC on Education and Youth hearings on 'Evaluating the Impacts of the Hot School Meals Scheme'
Methods: MeetingEmailVirtual Meeting
Details by Method
Meeting
An in-person meeting took place in Dail Eireann with Shonagh Ni Raghallaigh TD to discuss our research on school meals, the need for Ireland to follow international best practice, and our intention to pilot a community-based approach.
Email
Initial email sent to set-out our position and share our vision for school meals, and to suggest the possibility of presenting at JOC. Subsequent emails were exchanged solely for the purpose of setting up a meeting.
Virtual Meeting
Online meetings took place with Jen Cummins TD, Senator Linda Nelson-Murray, and Cllr Fiona Connelly to discuss our research on school meals, the need for Ireland to follow international best practice, and our intention to pilot a community-based approach.