Senator Higgins speaking on the Financial Provisions (COVID-19) Bill

16 July 2020

Senator Higgins proposed a number of amendments to the legislation ratifying the Pan-European Guarantee Fund aimed at increasing the monies available to our public sector companies and national and social infrastructure. Senator Higgins also spoke of the need to ensure transparency of EU institutions and to be cognisant of our responsibility to acheive the Sustainable Development Goals, when planning recovery funds such as these.

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Pressure builds on CETA trade agreement - serious concerns expressed at Council of Europe, in German Constitutional Court and on floors of Dáil and Seanad.

14 October 2016

Following last weeks’ Seanad motion against ‘provisional application’ of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, proposed by Senator Alice-Mary Higgins and passed in a rare Government defeat, pressure has continues to build on the Irish government and across Europe.

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins speaking on the Offences Against the State Act

30 June 2020

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins highlighting the civil liberties issues within the Offences Against the State Act, during its 2020 renewal debate in the Seanad.

Cross-Party Oireachtas Member demand increased transparency from Facebook

13 April 2018

A Cross-party group of Senators and TDs wrote to Facebook Ireland to request that the social media platform roll-out their new transparency features in Ireland in advance of the referendum on the 8th amendment on May 25th.