Written answers
Thursday, 27 February 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Budgets
Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the budget allocated for free sanitary products for higher education facilities since its launch in 2022; the details of the institutions that availed of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8688/25]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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My Department secured funding of €500,000 in Budget 2024 for Period Dignity initiatives. €250,000 of the funding went to Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and €250,000 went to publicly funded Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This was part of wider Government efforts to break down barriers to access to higher and further education and specifically to ensure that no students could be disadvantaged in their education by period poverty.
The Higher Education Authority allocated the funding to Higher Education Institutions in June 2024 as per the table below.
| Institute | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Technological University (incl St Angela's College) | €21,750.00 |
| Dublin City University | €19,500.00 |
| Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology | €2,250.00 |
| Dundalk Institute of Technology | €4,750.00 |
| Mary Immaculate College | €7,250.00 |
| Maynooth University | €14,500.00 |
| Munster Technological University | €12,000.00 |
| National College of Art and Design | €2,000.00 |
| South East Technological University | €14,500.00 |
| Technological University Dublin | €19,750.00 |
| Technological University of the Shannon | €12,000.00 |
| Trinity College Dublin | €22,000.00 |
| University College Cork | €26,000.00 |
| University College Dublin | €34,000.00 |
| University of Galway | €21,250.00 |
| University of Limerick | €16,500.00 |
| Grand Total | €250,000.00 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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