Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 66/2026 Official bill number / year
School Meals Nutritional Standards Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Jen Cummins · Social Democrats
- Introduced
- 16 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 17 Jun 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Minister for Health must make regulations within 12 months setting nutritional standards for State or local authority-funded school meals, covering portion sizes, food groups, drinks, and vegetarian options.
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland gains enforcement powers to monitor and enforce compliance with school meal nutritional standards regulations.
- Schools gain statutory duty to promote healthy food environments for students, moving nutritional standards from administrative guidance to legal requirement.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil16 Jun 2026
- Second Stage 34th Dáil16 Jun 2026