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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5 October 2016 Narrow victory in Seanad for Senator Alice-Mary Higgins’ motion calling on Government not to sign provisional application of Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) this October.

Senator Higgins’s “game changing” bill on public procurement passes second stage in Seanad.

3 April 2019

Speaking on the 'Contract Preparation & Criteria Bill', which successfully passed sec-ond stage in the Seanad today with the government abstaining and all other parties supporting, Senator Higgins said, “Procurement is an issue which impacts everyone, from the most intimate areas of our lives to the largest infrastructure. I believe this bill can be a game-changer for the cul-ture around how we deliver public procurement in Ireland”

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins discusses the importance of social trust during the COVID-19 crisis

30 March 2020

In passing the second emergency legislation relating to the COVID-19 crisis, Senator Higgins highlighted the importance of honoring the trust that has been placed in the government and the public services by members of the public during these extraordinary times.