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This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Eoin O'Boyle, who is the owner of OB Vape in Drogheda calling for Ireland to take a bold, balanced, and evidence-based approach to vaping regulation that protects young people while supporting adult smokers to quit cigarettes permanently.

We also spoke to Luke Clancy from the Tobacco Free Research Institute, who believes that e-cigarettes do more harm than good.

This led to a heated debate on air between Eoin and Luke.

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Community safety partnerships, which will replace the Joint Policing Committees (JPCs), will be set up “very soon’” Justice Minster Jim O’Callaghan has told Dundalk TD Ruairí Ó Murchú.

Deputy Ó Murchú spoke to us on The Agenda this morning about this.

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This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Social Democrats Councillor in Trim, Ronan Moore, to get the latest on the two pending applications for the development of an IPAS Centre in Trim.

We also spoke to Fianna Fail TD for Meath West , Aisling Dempsey, and to CEO of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, Teresa Buczkowska..

Teresa gave us her thoughts on the campaign in Trim and the various other similar campaigns taking place all around country

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Over 560 people skipped bail in Ireland’s district courts (including Louths) last year, new figures have revealed.

Irish District Courts collected almost €170,000 in forfeited bail money after people were granted bail but later failed to appear before a judge last year.

The new figures were obtained by Fianna Fáil MEP Cynthia Ní Murchú who claims they represent a need for government to act quickly on its commitment to carrying out bail reforms, and Cynthia spoke to us on The Agenda this morning.

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New models to support people out of homelessness must be pursued by the Government as it prepares its latest housing plan amid ever-rising numbers in Ireland without a home, a charity has urged.

On Monday, Focus Ireland published two reports which it said show successful approaches to helping homeless people with complex support needs into stable homes and communities.

Its Director of Advocacy Mike Allen spoke to us about all of this on The Agenda this morning.

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This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Meath-East Sinn Fein TD Darren O'Rourke about his calls for the new Gormanston Camp facilities to be accessible to the local community.

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This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and at the Department of Defence & Meath-East TD Thomas Byrne about the UK & EU agreeing a historic post-Brexit reset of relations deal.

We also discussed the delay in the completion date of The Nationals Children's Hospital

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