On Monday in the Seanad, Senator Higgins urged the Government to extend the terms of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes to allow for an investigation into the destruction of witness testimony. Senator Higgins argued that people who gave testimony to the Commission have a right to have a copy of their own testimony and to have their stories heard.
I was glad to begin International Women's Day at the World Congress on Women's Mental Health which was hosted by the National Women's Council of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin. The event shone a light on mental health issues affecting women, including the issue of reproductive rights.
Proposed amendments would directly address loopholes which could be exploited by companies like Cambridge Analytica.