This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Minister for Education & Meath-East TD Helen McEntee about the new measures aim to tackle ‘hugely alarming’ school absenteeism rates.

We will also discussed bullying in schools and what parents should/can do if their children are being bullied.

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Ahead of the tenth anniversary of the passing of the Marriage Equality referendum in Ireland, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today published data on same-sex marriages over that time

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Fianna Fail TD, Malcolm Byrne, who is a gay man,

Malcolm spoke to us about Ireland's 10 years with marriage equality and how it has changed Ireland.

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People who are on a lengthy waiting list for a larger council house and are suffering overcrowding might be better facilitated by the addition of an extension or extra room in their existing home, Fine Gael councillor in Ashbourne Alan Tobin has told Meath County Council.

Alan spoke to us on The Agenda this morning.

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Garda and PSNI investigations into far-right incitement at protests and riots have shown agitators from outside Ireland involved in amplifying and directing demonstrations across the island.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Reporter at The Journal, Niall O'Connor, who tell us all about this.

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The Fórsa trade union has commenced a ballot of school secretaries for indefinite strike action in a dispute over pensions.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Head of Education at Forsa Trade Union, Andy Pike, who is leading the strike ballot.

We also spoke to Teresa Cassidy, who is a school secretary in Dunshaughlin for the past 27 years and is entitled to no pension.

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Ireland will soon have the “heaviest penalties” in Europe for companies that allow children to gamble, the industry regulator has said.

The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland made the statement in response to a new European-wide survey that showed a significant increase in young people in Ireland who have gambled in the last year.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Founder of Tiglin Residential Addiction Centre in Greystones & Independent member of Seanad Eireann, Aubrey McCarthy, about this.

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Sinn Fein councillor Helen Meyer has said that in order to understand the need for emergency housing assistance the Meath County Council housing department should gather more detailed demographic information from applicants seeking that assistance

Helen spoke to us on The Agenda this morning.

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New driving test centres in "key areas" of the country and testing on bank holidays form part of the Road Safety Authority’s new plan to drastically cut lengthy waiting times which have caused a backlog of 100,000.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Junior Transport Minister, Sean Canney, about this

We also spoke to Fine Gael TD in Louth Paula Butterly, who has been calling on Minister Canney to urgently intervene in securing a new site for Drogheda.

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Four businesses with a café offering in Drogheda are to trial keeping their doors open late into the night as part of an initiative to promote and diversify the town's late-night entertainment offering.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Night Time Economy Advisor for Drogheda, Mark Davis

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There is a serious absence of 24/7 expert child and adolescent psychiatric services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, it has emerged.

The issue is becoming a real problem for young people experiencing distress not just in the town but in acute hospitals around the country, Labour TD Ged Nash has claimed.

Deputy Nash spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.

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