Hot topic: Are school meals a good idea or waste of resources and time?

Teacher Rebecca Heinhold at Fermoy Educate Together handing out hot meals provided by The Lunch Bag to pupils Elodie Milward-Aherne and twins Lydia and Cara Bardyszewski. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The Hot School Meals Programme in primary schools is a national one, but what arrives at a child’s table very much depends on their school and their school’s supplier, with little uniformity across the sector.

Some schools heat food on site, other schools have hot food delivered.