Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces within his Department and the workplaces of public bodies and agencies under his remit, including a list of said buildings which do and do not have these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50344/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides breastfeeding employees with access to flexible spaces across all our office locations including the National Parks and Wildlife Service. These spaces include wellbeing rooms and rest rooms. Each one is shielded from view and is free from intrusion by co-workers or the public and is provided with appropriate furniture.

Although currently demand does not exist for these spaces to be permanently dedicated for lactation purposes staff have been made aware of their legal entitlement to breastfeeding breaks at work. The rooms outlined are continually available and are fitted with locks.

The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is set out in the following table: