Senator Alice-Mary Higgins speaking on Image Based Sexual Abuse

25 November 2020

This week in the Seanad I spoke about image based sexual abuse. I will strongly support speedy progress on legislation but also want to see it strengthened. It is vital that IBSA is identified not only as abuse & lack of consent, but that it’s identified as sexual abuse & a sexual offence.

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Senator Alice-Mary Higgins speaking on the escaliting violence in Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill

17 May 2021

"Ireland can and must do more on human rights in Palestine and Israel. If the Irish Government won’t publish the Attorney General's advice being used to justify blocking our Occupied Territories Bill then he should be ready to explain it AND to outline specific national, EU & UN actions Ireland will take."

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins debates the flaws in the Knowledge Development Box Bill 2016

27 January 2017

In January 2017, the Knowledge Development Box Bill 2016 returned to the Seanad.

Cross-party cooperation makes significant progress on domestic violence legislation

29 November 2017

The Civil Engagement Group in Seanad Éireann welcomes that the critically important Domestic Violence Bill 2017 has today passed committee stage in the upper house. Among the amendments agreed at committee stage today were the creation of the offence of coercive control, and the acceptance that the closer the abuser is to the abused, the more serious that offence is. This was achieved thanks to the close cooperation of Senators from Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, Labour, the Civil Engagement Group, and independent senators, as well as constructive engagement from Minister David Stanton and his officials in the Department of Justice and Equality.