Last weekend was dominated by discussions about whether Ireland should be put under Level 5 restrictions.

However, as several commentators pointed out, all 11 people involved in the decision-making process were male. These included the three party leaders as well as Paschal Donohoe, Michael McGrath and Stephen Donnelly, who were briefed by four men.

Do we need to ensure more women are involved in making the big decisions on COVID-19, as well as other political and social issues?

Brianna Parkins and Damien McLoughlin discussed this in The Week Trending.