Senator Alice-Mary Higgins speaking speaking about the destruction of witness testimony

16 February 2021

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.

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