AQW 1958/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 12/02/2020
Answered On Date: 02/03/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether all toilet facilities accessible for females, at each further education college, are equipped with sanitary product dispensers; and to confirm whether sanitary products are provided free of charge.

Answer:

In four of the six regional Further Education (FE) Colleges, all toilet facilities accessible to females, are equipped with sanitary product dispensers. In the other two colleges, the majority of accessible toilets also have these dispensers.

While there is a small charge for using the product dispensers located in the toilet facilities, free sanitary products are available to students, at various college locations, in 28 of the 33 FE campuses. There are plans to extend this free service to the remaining five sites in the coming months.