A Labour bill currently working its way through the Oireachtas
Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan told
Newstalk Breakfast the Government is delaying and over-complicating the move here by looking for more studies and research.
Lidl offering free period products is something the Government should be doing - Boylan
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“Lidl has announced this, and I think it’s a fantastic initiative by them. They deserve to get all the credit - they stepped up to the plate in doing something the Government should be doing.
Senator Boylan said people expect toilet paper when they go into a bathroom, and it should be the same with period products.
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UK and Irish supermarkets fight period poverty with free tampons and pads 20 April 2021 - 18:14 By Emma Batha Period poverty - a lack of access to period products, washing facilities and education - can lead to girls and women missing school or work, and increases the risk of infection and toxic shock syndrome. Image: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Two supermarket chains in Ireland and Britain are offering free sanitary pads and tampons in a drive to tackle period poverty , which charities say has soared during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In Ireland, discount store Lidl said it would become the world s first major retailer to offer free pads and tampons in branches nationwide to women and girls struggling to afford them.
Dublin GAA star Carla Rowe hails free period products initiative
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Dublin GAA superstar Carla Rowe has praised Lidl s period poverty initiative and has spoken about its importance in a sporting context.
Yesterday, Lidl Ireland announced that they are to become the first major retailer in the world to offer free period products in stores nationwide, reports Dublin Live.
The new initiative is in partnership with Homeless Period Ireland and The Simon Communities of Ireland and from 19 April, online coupons will be available each month for a free box of sanitary pads or tampons.
They have also committed to donate these products to The Simon Communities to ensure that those who may not have access to a smartphone can access these essential products.
By Emma Batha
LONDON, April 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two supermarket chains in Ireland and Britain are offering free sanitary pads and tampons in a drive to tackle period poverty , which charities say has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The initiative launching in May comes as the Irish parliament considers a scheme to make period products free for anyone in need.
Last November, Scotland became the first country to make pads and tampons free.
In Britain, local media said some branches of Morrisons supermarket have been giving out free period products under a discreet initiative whereby shoppers can ask staff for a package that Sandy has left for you .