Politician(s) lobbied: Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection
Intent: To secure a date in the diary to meet with Minister Dara Calleary to discuss the inclusion of dairy within the Hot School Milk Scheme.
Methods: Email
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Email correspondence with Patricia Steacy in the Office of Minister Dara Calleary, regarding arrangements and scheduling for a meeting with the Minister.
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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Sent letter via email
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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
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Sent letter via email
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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