National Guard arrives in LA on Trump’s orders to quell protests against immigration raids

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Plans to tie rents for new build apartments to inflation rate being brought to Cabinet

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Gardaí have begun trialling new safety devices that can measure the speed of e-scooters and e-bikes.

The portable devices, called mobile dynamometers, can determine the maximum speed that the vehicles are capable of.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Aontu Councillor in Navan, Emer Toibin, who recently took to social media to highlight and address the issue of e-scooters in Navan, regarding safety concerns and the rise in the number of “near misses” across the town because people are using them on footpath.

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The Government has announced a reformed scheme to support more disabled people into employment.

The Wage Subsidy Scheme is designed to encourage employers to employ people with disabilities, and to facilitate the employment of people with disabilities.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Fianna Fail TD for Louth, Erin McGreehan, to find out more about this

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A lack of water infrastructure is putting the Government’s house building targets at risk, an expert has warned. 

Famously, Ireland is one of the wetter countries on earth; however, there are parts of the country where the State lacks the infrastructure to treat it before it can be safely drunk.

Housing Lecturer at TU Dublin, Lorcan Sirr, says that a lack of infrastructure makes this target much more difficult to achieve, and Lorcan spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this

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A new report has highlighted a number of areas of concern in relation to the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme, uncovering systemic failures, widespread delays, and a worsening impact on the rental housing market.

The Ombudsman, Ger Deering, said that his office “has received numerous complaints from members of the public who believed they had been disadvantaged by the current system”, and Ger spoke to us about this on The Agenda this morning

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Children’s Minister Norma Foley has been accused of “kicking the can” over paid leave after miscarriages, as she expressed support for the measure but said it was a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure.

Currently, women are entitled to full maternity leave if they have a stillbirth or miscarriage after 24 weeks.

However, the Labour party said that many women and men are familiar with the devastation that results from an early miscarriage, adding that women have had to take annual leave to “recover from the heartache and the physical effects of this experience”.

Labour TD & Health Spokeswoman Marie Sherlock spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.

We also spoke to Jennifer Duggan, Chair of Miscarriage Association of Ireland, who suffered 6 miscarriages and says the response from employers has ranged from empathy to pressure to return to work

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Dublin Airport residents have welcomed a High Court decision to accept submissions on night time flights. 

The Saint Margaret's The Ward Residents’ Group (SMTW) said the decision by High Court Judge Richard Humphreys last week to request interested parties to submit their interpretations on the operation of night time flights was a welcome one.

Spokesperson for the Saint Margaret's The Ward Residents’ Group Niamh Maher spoke to us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this

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Responding to the RTE Investigates broadcast this week on the unacceptable care in private nursing homes, Sage Advocacy has called for urgent progress on implementation of the Framework for Adult Safeguarding, as published by the Law Reform Commission (LRC) in April 2024.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to CEO at Sage Advocacy, Bibiana Savin, about this. 

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