Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Authority to provide meals.

[1930 SMG, s. 4]

282.—Every county council to which this Chapter applies may, subject to this Chapter, provide meals for children attending national schools in the Gaeltacht area of such council and for that purpose may do the following things—

(a) provide food for such meals;

(b) provide such accommodation, apparatus, equipment and service as may be necessary for the preparation and distribution of such food;

(c) take such other steps as in the opinion of such council are necessary for or incidental to the provision of such meals.