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MP who saw Bercow's 'unnecessary behaviour' welcomes inquiry ban

AN MP who quit a committee in protest over John Bercow s leadership says she had witnessed his "unnecessary behaviour". ....

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Opinion: If there's a will, there's a way: provision of maternity leave for TDs is not insurmountable

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Opinion: If there’s a will, there’s a way: provision of maternity leave for TDs is not insurmountable
Professor Sarah Childs from the University of London and Dr Fiona Buckley of UCC say we should look to the UK changes for MPs and maternity leave and get on with necessary reform here.
By Prof Sarah Childs & Dr Fiona Buckley
Friday 18 Dec 2020, 7:00 AM
Dec 18th 2020, 7:00 AM
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Prof Sarah Childs & Dr Fiona Buckley
FEW PARLIAMENTS IN the world are gender-balanced; women’s under-representation relative to their proportion in the population remains the norm. Globally, the average figure for women’s political representation is 25.2%. ....

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