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The Climate Change Advisory Council is calling on the Government to make the legal and regulatory changes needed so customers can easily access their smart meter data to help lower electricity bills and reduce peak electricity demand. Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council Marie Donnelly said the delay is disappointing. For more on this Darragh Cassidy of bonkers.ie.

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To discuss this thechairperson of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, Sinn Fein TD Matt Carthy and Safeguarding Ireland's chairperson Patricia Rickard-Clarke.

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The government is proposing to dramatically reduce the average time of the appeals process in draft legislation brought to Cabinet today by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan. To discuss this Ben Grogan, Simon Communities Executive Director & Pat Davitt, Chief Executive of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers.

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The new 'Housing Activation Office', claiming it will mark a "step-change" in housing delivery and a way to quickly break down the kinds of barriers that have been slowing down development up to now. To discuss this Pat Davitt, Chief Executive of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers & Ber Grogan, Simon Communities Executive Director.

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Another delay to the long-awaited Pension Auto-Enrolment scheme – which will create a pension pot for more than 800,000 workers who dont have a retirement plan. Dara Calleary, the minister for Social Protection, has responsibility for auto-enrolment tells us why its been put back again.

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A plan to afford domestic abuse survivors the chance to waive their anonymity and name their abusers in family law cases - has been recommended of the privacy rules. For reaction Maev McLoughlin Doyle, whose ex-husband was last year sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to abusing Maev and her two sons over a 12-year period.

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The British government is considering extending its sugar tax to include milk and dairy substitute-based drinks. These have so far been exempt from the tax on fizzy drinks. To take us though what is taxed here, what isn't and what should be the Health Services Executive lead for obesity Professor Donal O'Shea.

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Dr Paul D’Alton, Associate Professor of Psychology at UCD, is back with us today for the last of his three part series, helping us find ways to live with the global and local uncertainties. Today we looked into psychology of hope ‘grown-up hope’ and why ‘grown-up hope’ is essential for the times we are living in.

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Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine to coincide with the anniversary of VE Day after Donald Trump said he was "very disappointed" with Russia. To discuss this Ukranian MP , Inna Sovsun and Geoffrey Roberts emeritus Professor of History at University College Cork.

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The Commission was established in 1999 following the Good Friday Agreement to locate & recover the remains of those abducted, murdered and secretly buried during the Troubles, known as the Disappeared. Mr. Hill has been with the Commission since 2006, but is now stepping down as lead investigator, he spoke with Cormac.

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