Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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355. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [50341/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In my Department’s offices in Dublin, Cork and Limerick, each building has a designated rest room which can be used for the purpose of breastfeeding or expressing breast milk. Our current file warehouse in Finglas will be moved to a new premises in 2023 and dedicated rest room facilities for use of breastfeeding colleagues will be provided in the new facility.

My Department complies fully with the provisions of the Department of Finance Circular 31/2006 Implementation of the Regulations of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 (circulars.gov.ie).