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Period Products (Free Provision) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Rebecca Moynihan · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 19 Jan 2021
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Requires period products (tampons, pads, etc.) to be made freely available to people who need them.
- Aims to remove cost barriers to menstrual hygiene and address period poverty across Ireland.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage; lapsed without becoming law.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 26th Seanad19 Jan 2021
Debates
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