518. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth to introduce free period products in schools. [73974/26]
Topics / Period Poverty
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPeriod Poverty
10 questions from 7 TDs, between 27 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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107. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide free period products in all secondary schools in Cork county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31010/26]
45. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will take steps to rectify the current situation in which sanitary products are not available in every hospital and ward in the country when they are requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17506/26]
601. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is additional support for special schools for sanitary products for special schools who cater for children aged 4-18 plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11723/26]
565. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will ensure that period products are available for free in all schools, as per the Programme for Government commitment to provide free period products in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48829/25]
211. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department has taken to develop a plan to make free period products accessible in more locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34780/25]
334. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education the budgetary amount allocated to the provision of a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable period products in all educational publicly funded settings, including schools, for 2025; if the service will be continue to be funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14044/25]
887. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budgetary amount allocated to the provision of a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable period products in all educational publicly funded settings including colleges and higher education institutes for 2025; if the service will be continue to be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
233. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the supports available for schools to assist them in addressing the issue of period poverty amongst their students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8685/25]
234. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the details of the budget allocated for free sanitary products for schools since its launch in 2022; the names of the schools that availed of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8686/25]