Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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758. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland has a policy for emergency preparedness for infant feeding protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9389/21]

Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not have a policy for emergency preparedness for infant feeding protection.

However we have agreed with our colleagues in the Department of Health in Northern Ireland that the facilities of the Human Milk Bank in Co Fermanagh will continue to operate as usual and mothers in the Republic of Ireland can continue to provide breastmilk and avail of breastmilk supplies as before Brexit.

A new Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes in public health services is in final draft and is due for implementation, across all health services in 2021.