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18th May 2015
12:10pm BST

The report saw 3,011 Irish adults interviewed including 408 teachers.
Of the teachers surveyed, 53 per cent reported that they saw evidence of children arriving to school hungry, while 77 per cent reported noticing an increase in these incidences in the last 12 months.
“More widespread availability of breakfast clubs is needed as they are a proven way to help tackle the issue of food poverty,” said June Tinsley of Barnardos.
"Arriving to school hungry affects children’s behaviour and mood impacting on their ability to learn and enjoy interactions with classmates and teachers."
The results of the survey suggest that economic recovery has left those on lower and fixed incomes behind.
Report contributor and Economist, Jim Power, said: “The overall trend in expenditure on food has reduced since 2008, from a high of €7.95 billion, reflecting the fact that many people have suffered income losses and quite simply do not have as much money to spend on food or anything else for that matter."
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