Goujon off the menu at schools

Blitz on unhealthy food as meals scheme extended

- LOUISE BURNE

THE Government is set to crack down on chicken goujons and other unhealthy foods being regularly provided in primary school children's hot meals.

It follows concerns from parents and teachers over recent months that kids were being provided with fattening grub.

Social Protection Dara Calleary will announce an extension of hot school meals to 713 additional primary schools this morning at an event in Dublin with Education Minister Helen McEntee and Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers.