COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 14, 2026

QUESTION NO.14

QUESTION: Councillor D. Loftus

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a list of the council owned buildings where the council provide free female sanitary products and bins.

REPLY:

Free female sanitary products and hygiene bins are provided at County Hall and Civic Offices.

In addition, South Dublin County Council currently provides free female sanitary products and sanitary disposal bins in all public library buildings across the county and in a number of Council-owned community centres and facilities. This initiative supports access to essential hygiene products and forms part of the Council's commitment to addressing period poverty within local communities. The provision of sanitary products is part funded through the Healthy Ireland Period Poverty Mitigation Scheme.

The following Council-owned library buildings provide both free sanitary products and sanitary disposal bins:

• Ballyroan Library
• Castletymon Library
• Clondalkin Library
• Lucan Library
• North Clondalkin Library
• Palmerstown Library
• Tallaght Library

Free sanitary products and bins are provided in the following SDCC Community Centres:

• St Aengus Community Centre
• Jobstown Community Centre
• Fettercairn Community and Youth Centre
• Knockmitten Youth and Community Centre
• Quarryvale Community and Youth Centre
• Balgaddy Child and Family Centre
• Orchard Lane
• YMCA Neilstown
• YMCA Rowlagh
• YMCA Balgaddy