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- Should the government reduce the VAT rate for food serving businesses?With the budget on the horizon, there have been calls for the government to reduce the VAT rate on food serving businesses back to 9% from the current 13.5%. Eithne Dodd reports.
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6 min - Minister Jack Chambers on energy credits, restaurant VAT and tightening the purse stringsWith two weeks to go until the budget, the Central Bank, ESRI and Fiscal Advisory Council believe that the government package will be too large. We speak to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Jack Chambers.
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18 min - Learner drivers who fail repeated driving tests will be required to take new lessons - Minister Seán Canney
Learner drivers who fail repeated driving tests will be required to take additional driving lessons in order to go back on the road under new proposals. Learner drivers will also be required to sit a driving test after their third learner permit. The Minister responsible for road safety, Seán Canney, joined the show to break down the proposals.
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12 min - Heather Humphreys launches campaign as presidential race heats upIf you want to find a confirmed presidential candidate, head to the National Ploughing Championships in Co Offaly. In attendance are the three confirmed candidates: Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys, Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin, and Independent Catherine Connolly. RTÉ Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham joined us to examine the candidates' strategies.
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7 min - No second tier of child benefit in next month's BudgetThe government has confirmed that the energy credits which were paid in the wake of last year's budget have come to an end and will not be included in next month's budget. We were joined by the Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary to talk through the government's plan in regards to social welfare.
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8 min - The knives are out for Keir Starmer after his worst week in officeUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer lost his US Ambassador Peter Mandelson this week over his links to the convicted child sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein, and his deputy Prime Minister Angela Raynor resigned over a tax scandal. Can Kier Starmer himself survive? We posed this question to London Independent's Chief Political Commentator John Rentoul.
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6 min - Testing the waters: why are swimmers kept in the dark about water quality for half the year?How do you know if the water quality is good enough to swim in? Tomorrow the official bathing season, when the quality of Irish bathing waters must be tested by law, ends. It means swimmers won't be able to tell if the water is clean enough to swim in. RTÉ reporter Eithne Dodd has been asking if people will still be getting into the water.
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6 min - America on the brink in the aftermath of the killing of Charlie KirkIn the aftermath of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah on Wednesday, the US President and his advisors have escalated their attacks on left wing opponents, even before a suspect was identified. Doyle McManus, a contributing writer with the LA Times, reported on the assassination's aftershocks.
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6 min - Three mothers on the pressure to pay bills and put food on the table amid rising pricesEarlier this week Bord Gáis and Pinergy announced price increases for residential electricity customers. The Children's Rights Alliance says the cost of living crisis continues to rain down on poorer families. Justin went to Ballyfermot in Dublin to meet three mothers, who told him about the stresses and struggles of living on the breadline.
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10 min - Heather Humphreys launches campaign as presidential race heats upIf you want to find a confirmed presidential candidate, head to the National Ploughing Championships in Co Offaly. In attendance are the three confirmed candidates: Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys, Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin, and Independent Catherine Connolly. RTÉ Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham joined us to examine the candidates' strategies.
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News, interviews and analysis every Sunday from Ireland's longest-running radio news programme, presented by Paul Cunningham. Listen live at 1 pm on RTE Radio 1.
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