President Michael D. Higgins has apologised to Professor Louise Richardson for a "throwaway remark" made while giving his opinion on the Government's International Security Forum. But what are the intentions of this new scheme?
Aoife O’Donoghue, Professor of Law at Queen's University Belfast, and Senator Barry Ward of Fine Gael joined The Last Word to discuss.
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