The Government are holding off on confirming the reopening of indoor hospitality until July 5th.

HSE CEO Paul Reid said today ''there is a point of unease as there is no certainty with the virus''.

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Joining Will on The Last Word was Daniel Political Editor Irish Examiner Daniel McConnell, Clinical Editor of Medical Independent Priscilla Lynch and Chairman of the GP committee of the Irish Medical Organisation Dr Denis McCauley.

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The Irish State owns just under 14% of Bank of Ireland shares which equates to €670 million.

The €4.7 billion euro invested in Bank of Ireland between 2008 and 2011 has been fully repaid.

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Markets editor with the Business Post Ian Guider joins The Last Word on Business to discuss all the week's business stories.

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The new National Maternity Hospital planned for St. Vincents was one of the first topics discussed.

The proposed site of the new Hospital is to be on the edge of the Dublin Bay South Constituency.

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Green Party candidate, Councillor Claire Byrne, Labour Party candidate Senator Ivana Bacik and Independent candidate Councillor Mannix Flynn join The Last Word to discuss the by-election campaign.

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A new variant of Covid-19 called the Delta Plus Variant has been detected in the UK.

Northern Ireland has had the highest number of cases in a 24 hour period since the 12th of March.

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CEO Click and Go, Paul Hackett, owner of Brady’s Bar in Waterford Mary Sharp and Professor in Genetics in Trinity College and Member of the Independent Science Advocacy Group Aoife McLysaght join Matt to discuss the reopening.

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A pilot gig has been announced for 3,500 people on July 3rd in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

The lineup is pretty great with acts such as Gavin James, Denise Chaila and Wild Youth.

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Broadcaster Dee Reddy and Music Expert John Caddell joined Matt to chat all things music on The Last Word.

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A coordinated trial of the 4 Day Working Week will be tested out in Ireland next January.

Businesses can sign up from today which includes supports and training for 4-Day businesses.

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Joe O’Connor, Chairperson of 4 Day Week Ireland Joe O'Connor and Managing Director of Futurewise Peter Cosgrove join The Last Word to discuss the possibility of a shorter working week.

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Sinn Féin has brought a motion to the Dáil today to return the pension age to 65.

In 2014 the age at which an Irish citizen could access the state pension went up from 65 to 66.

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Sinn Fein TD and spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade & Employment Louise O'Reilly and Fianna Fáil TD James O'Connor joined The Last Word to discuss the state pension age.

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An Amazon Warehouse was found to have marked 124,000 items for destruction in a single week.

This was revealed as part of an ITV investigation into an Amazon Warehouse in Scotland.

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Matt was joined by Tech Tuesday Contributor Andy O'Donoghue and Weekly Environmental Contributor John Gibbons on the show today.

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Experts predict that housing will hit peak pricing and then there will be a crash.

Lack of planning and supply are pointed to as factors in the increasing prices of housing.

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Senior Lecturer in Housing  TU Dublin Lorcan Sirr and Irish Mortgage Broker's Karl Deeter join Matt to discuss their concerns about property pricing in Ireland.

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Irish Life and South African Bank Investec put in a joint bid to buy Dave Stockbrokers.

In March the central bank fined Davy Stockbrokers over a transaction involving senior employees.

The controversy resulted in the company being put up for sale.

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Ian Guider, columnist with the Business Post Ian Guider joins The Last Word on Business to discuss all the weeks business stories.

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