National Dairy Council

Politician(s) lobbied: Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To request a meeting to discuss the HSMS and the examination of the scheme by Oireachtas Committee on Education & Youth, specifically the failure to provide a drink as part of the meal. As a result, on 11/03/26, the NDC was requested to make a brief written submission, as part of the Committee’s Evaluation of the Impacts of the School Meals Programme. Our submission went in on 18/03/26 and was included in the final report on 26/03/26.

Methods: Letter

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Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Heydon (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Intent: To request a meeting to discuss the findings of research into the EU-funded School Milk Scheme and to seek support, including funding, for the School Milk Scheme. Met with Minister on 9th July 2025.

Methods: Email

Politician(s) lobbied: Helen McEntee (Minister), Department of Education

Intent: To request that her department writes to schools to make them aware of the EU-Funded School Milk Scheme and encourage participation in the way that she does for the Food Dudes scheme.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection

Intent: Letter was in response to media reports of a review into the nutritional value of the hot school meals programme and asked for NDC nutritionists to be allowed to feed into the review, in light of research which shows that Irish children are not meeting Department of Health guidelines for dairy consumption.

Methods: Email

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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

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Politician(s) lobbied: Unknown

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