I was delighted as a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality to attend the launch of our interim report on constitutional change today. The interim report calls for a referendum to remove the 'women in the home' clause from the Constitution and replace it with a recognition of the role and importance of care in society. The report also calls for constitutional recognition and protection of the different family types in society. Since entering the Seanad, valuing and recognising the role and importance of care in society has been a key priority and this report reflects the recommendations of the Citizen's Assembly on Gender Equality and the pressing need for constitutional change.
You can find a copy of the interim report here: Interim Report on Amendments to the Constitution (oireachtas.ie)
Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, was elected to the Executive of the European Parliamentary Forum (EPF) for Sexual and Reproductive Rights in 2017. She joined her colleagues in writing to the European Commission to express concerns about the inappropriate chaneling of funds in the course of elections and to call for further investigation.
Senator Alice-Mary Higgins highlighting the civil liberties issues within the Offences Against the State Act, during its 2020 renewal debate in the Seanad.