Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Higgins for raising this very important issue and for engaging with me on an ongoing basis on it. The short answer is "Yes". We can expect that. The pilot has gone very well. We do not want to end up as one of those countries that has more pilots than an airline. When something actually works we should embed it and roll it out. We now provide these free period products across higher education. We have started a pilot in further education and it is my intention for that to be rolled out, subject to the budget. I believe we can make great progress in this area.

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