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1 1981

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1981

CHAPTER 3

School Meals (Gaeltacht)

Interpretation.

[1930 SMG, s. 1; 1940 CM, s. 36]

280. —In this Chapter—

county council” means a county council established under section 1 of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898;

Gaeltacht area” when used in relation to a county council means such portions of the Gaeltacht as are included in the county health district of such council;

food” has the meaning assigned to it by the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1936;

[1930 SMG. s.2]

the Gaeltacht comprises the district electoral divisions set out in section 288 .

Application.

[1930 SMG, s 3]

281. —This Chapter applies to every county council whose county health district is wholly or partly situate in the Gaeltacht, as set out in section 288 .

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.

Appointment of committees.

[1930 SMG, s. 5]

283. —(1) A county council to which this Chapter applies may from time to time appoint such and so many committees as it thinks proper for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties conferred and imposed on it by this Chapter which in the opinion of such council can be better or more conveniently exercised and performed by a committee.

(2) A committee appointed under this section by a county council may, at the discretion of such council, consist exclusively of persons who are members of such council or partly of persons who are and partly of persons who are not members of such council.

(3) The acts of every committee of a county council appointed under this section shall be subject to confirmation by such council save where such council, with the sanction of the Minister, dispenses with the necessity for such confirmation.

Exemption of teachers from duties.

[1930 SMG, s.7]

284. —A teacher employed in a national school in the Gaeltacht shall not, as part of his duties as such teacher, be required to supervise or assist, or to abstain from supervising or assisting, in the provision of any meals under this Chapter.

Payments in aid to county councils.

[1930 SMG, s. 9]

285. —(1) The Minister may, out of moneys to be provided by the Oireachtas, pay, in respect of any local financial year and in accordance with regulations made under this Chapter, to a county council to which this Chapter applies and which provides meals during such year under and in accordance with this Chapter and regulations made thereunder, a sum not exceeding whichever of the following amounts is the less towards the expenses incurred by such council in such year in providing food under this Chapter—

(a) one-half of such expenses, or

(b) a sum which bears to the sum of £10,000 the same proportion as the number of children certified by the Minister for Education under this section to have attended national schools in the Gaeltacht area, of such council during the prescribed period for such year bears to the number of children certified by that Minister to have attended national schools in the Gaeltacht during that period.

(2) For the purposes of the certificates of the Minister for Education referred to in subsection (1) (b) the following provisions shall have effect—

(a) that Minister shall prescribe in relation to every local financial year a period of 12 months which shall be the prescribed period for such year, and

(b) the number of children attending any school or schools shall be ascertained and calculated in such manner as that Minister shall think proper.

[1933 SMG, s.2]

(3) Where the sum of £10,000 exceeds the total grants made under subsection (1) in respect of any local financial year, and there is in relation to any council a deficiency in respect of such year, the following provisions shall have effect—

(a) in case there is a deficiency in relation to one council only in respect of such year, the Minister may, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, pay to that council a sum not exceeding whichever of the following amounts is the less—

(i) an amount equal to the excess, or

(ii) an amount equal to the deficiency;

(b) in case there are deficiencies in relation to two or more councils in respect of such year, and the excess is not less than the total of the deficiencies, the Minister may, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, pay to each such council a sum not exceeding the amount of the deficiency in relation to such council in respect of such year;

(c) in case there are deficiencies in relation to two or more councils in respect of such year and the excess is less than the total of the deficiencies, the Minister may, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, pay to each such council a sum which bears to the excess the same proportion as the deficiency in relation to such council in respect of such year bears to the total of the deficiencies in relation to all such councils in respect of such year.

(4) Any moneys paid under subsection (3) to a council in respect of a local financial year shall be so paid by way of increase of the grant made under subsection (1) to that council in respect of such year.

[1933 SMG, s. 1]

(5) Where a grant has been made under subsection (1) to a council in respect of any local financial year and the amount of the grant is less than one-half of the expenses incurred by the council in such year in providing food under this Chapter, the difference between the grant and such one-half shall for the purposes of this Chapter be the deficiency in relation to the council in respect of such year.

Regulations.

[1930 SMG, s. 11; 1933 SMG, s. 3]

286. —The Minister may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes—

(a) securing the adequacy and efficiency of the arrangements made by county councils for providing meals under this Chapter;

(b) fixing the manner of accounting by county councils in relation to expenses incurred by them in providing food under this Chapter;

(c) fixing the times at which and the manner in which sums payable under this Chapter by the Minister to county councils are to be paid.

Expenses of county councils.

[1930 SMG, s. 8]

287. —All expenses incurred by a county council to which this Chapter applies in carrying this Chapter into effect shall, so far as such expenses are not met by grants by the Minister under this Chapter, be deemed to be expenses incurred by it under the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 1964.

The Gacltacht.

[1930 SMG, s. 2, Sch.]

288. —The following district electoral divisions shall comprise the Gaeltacht for the purposes of this Chapter—

IN THE COUNTY OF CORK.

Adrigole

Kilcaskan

IN THE COUNTY OF DONEGAL.

Annagary

Dunlewy

Largymore

Aran

Fintown

Lettermacaward

Ardara

Glencolumbkille

Maas

Binbane

Glengesh

Magheraclogher

Bonnyglen

Glenleheen

Maghery

Cross Roads

Glenties

Malinbeg

Crovehy

Gortahork

Meenaclady

Crowkeeragh

Graffy

Mulmosog

Crownarad

Inishkeel

Rutland

Dawros

Kilcar

Tieveskeelta

Doocharry

Kilgoly

Dunglow

Killybegs

IN THE COUNTY OF GALWAY.

Ballynakill (Clifden R.D)

Derrylea

Doonloughan

Letterbrickaun

Letterfore

Bencorr

Errislannan

Lettermore

Bunowen

Gorumna

Moyrus

Camus

Illion

Owengowla

Cleggan

Inishbofin

Rinvyle

Clifden

Inishmore

Ross

Cloonbur

Cong

Kilcummin (Galway R.D)

Roundstone

Selerna

Crumpaun

Cur

Kilcummin (Oughterard R.D)

Sillerna

Skannive

Cushkillary

Killannin

Spiddle

Derrycunlagh

Knockboy

Turlough

IN THE COUNTY OF KERRY.

Bahaghs

Darrynane

Lickeen

Ballinskelligs

Derriana

Loughcurrane

Ballybrack

Dunquin

Marhin

Brandon

Dunurlin

Mastergeehy

Caher

Emlagh

Portmagee

Caherdaniel

Glanbehy

St. Finan's

Canuig

Killinane

Teeranearagh

Castlequin

Kilmalkedar

Valencia

Cloghane

Kilquane

Ventry

IN THE COUNTY OF MAYO.

Achill

Belmullet

Knockadaff

An Geata Mór Thuaidh

Clare Island

Knocknalower

An Geata Mór Theas

Corraun Achill

Muingnabo

Ballycroy North

Dooega

Muings

Ballycroy South

Glenamoy

Rath Hill

Bangor

Glencastle

Sheskin

Barroosky

Glenco

Slievemore

Beldergmore

Goolamore