10 Feb 2026 · to Education
Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidelines or rules that are provided for teachers who wish to avail of breastfeeding breaks in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10115/26
10 Feb 2026 · to Health
Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new Breastfeeding Strategy; and the timeline for publication. [10209/26
21 Jan 2026 · to Health
posts and funding are allocated; where the five WTE posts have been allocated to; how this funding adds incremental value to the HSE breastfeeding action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4702/26
20 Jan 2026 · to Education
Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide substitute cover for primary teachers availing of statutory breastfeeding breaks under Circular 0053/2023; the status of discussions with unions on introducing such cover to prevent loss of teaching time for pupils
14 Jan 2026 · to Health
unit in the past five years; and if she will publish a timeline to ensure all maternity units meet best international practice in breastfeeding support. [2727/26
18 Dec 2025 · to Children
given the repeated failures within TUSLA highlighted in the media and raised in the Dáil Éireann including cases where babies were removed from breastfeeding mothers, the reason children are not immediately returned to their parents when a placement breaks down, particularly where the parent has been assessed
18 Dec 2025 · to Health
Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the spending by her Department on breastfeeding support between the years 2020 and 2025, and planned for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73528/25
18 Dec 2025 · to Health
Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received breastfeeding supports in 2024 per public health nurse services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73529/25
20 Nov 2025 · to Health
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the National Breastfeeding Strategy; the timeframe for its publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62398/25
4 Nov 2025 · to Health
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is a timeline for when stakeholder engagement will take place regarding the national breastfeeding strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58476/25
21 Oct 2025 · to Health
Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total amount of funding allocated to breastfeeding promotion and support services in 2020 to 2025; the breakdown of funding by regional health authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56519/25
21 Oct 2025 · to Health
Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current budget allocation for lactation consultants, breastfeeding clinics and community based peer support programmes; and the number this compares to previous years. [56521/25
9 Oct 2025 · to Health
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the total funding requested by HSE for breastfeeding related supports for Budget 2025; the percentage of the total amount requested that was granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54313/25
9 Oct 2025 · to Health
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of spending by her Department on breastfeeding supports, in tabular form, by year, since 2022; how this funding was distributed by CHO and maternity hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54314/25
9 Oct 2025 · to Health
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health for a status update on development of the national breastfeeding strategy, the progress and plans for the launch of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54315/25
30 Sep 2025 · to Health
that remain open but unfilled; and the way in which it is intended to reach the target as set out in the national breastfeeding action plan. [51180/25
10 Jun 2025 · to Health
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the kind of oversight and regulation there is currently on the breastfeeding advice given by private lactation consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29476/25
10 Jun 2025 · to Health
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if any consideration is being given to providing a reliable breastfeeding support service where women can access midwife-led support if they require it 24 hours a day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29477/25
27 May 2025 · to Health
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including reference to breastfeeding in the Women’s Health Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27641/25
27 May 2025 · to Health
asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the European Union; her plans to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27642/25
27 May 2025 · to Health
Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any plan to standardise the advice on breastfeeding given to new mothers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27653/25
5 Feb 2025 · to Health
Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if breastfeeding support groups in Carrigtwohill primary care centre, County Cork, will be recommenced this year by the HSE; if so, the date they will recommence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3014/25