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Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Lorraine Clifford-Lee · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 26 Jan 2021
- Last updated
- 28 Mar 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Requires Minister for Health to create a scheme enabling free access to period products for all who need them.
- Sets obligation for the scheme to regulate and control how free period products are distributed and accessed.
- Aims to eliminate cost barriers to period product access by mandating government provision at no charge.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad26 Jan 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad26 Jan 2021
- Committee Stage27th Seanad27 Mar 2025