AQW 1958/17-22 Written question to the Minister for the Economy

To ask the Minister for the Economy whether all toilet facilities accessible for females, at each further education college, are equipped with sanitary product dispensers; and to confirm whether sanitary products are provided free of charge.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 12 February 2020

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Tabled
12 February 2020
Answer due by
27 February 2020
Answered
2 March 202019 days after tabling
Department
Department for the Economy
Priority question
No

Answer

In four of the six regional Further Education (FE) Colleges, all toilet facilities accessible to females, are equipped with sanitary product dispensers. In the other two colleges, the majority of accessible toilets also have these dispensers.

While there is a small charge for using the product dispensers located in the toilet facilities, free sanitary products are available to students, at various college locations, in 28 of the 33 FE campuses. There are plans to extend this free service to the remaining five sites in the coming months.

Official sources