Higgins has been a councillor on South Dublin County Council for nine years. She unsuccessfully contested the November 2019 by-election in Dublin Mid-West. She has a degree in economics and sociology. She works as chief of staff for global operations at PayPal. She is a board member of University College Dublin.

We need more young people and women in politics, but most importantly, we need more hard workers. I’m experienced both politically and professionally and I have a proven track record of delivering for my community.

Delivering infrastructure and traffic management, hand in hand with housing.

I would like to roll out an innovative renewable energy initiative nationwide. South Dublin County Council have a pilot programme that will take the heat waste from a data centre and use it to power public buildings.