Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

The Government cannot fully offset the cost-of-living increases for everyone. That’s the warning coming from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. IFAC’s latest report is out today and their Chairperson Sebastian Barnes joined Newstalk Breakfast with the details.

1,000 people missed their flights out of Dublin airport this weekend due to significant queues and delays. Will the chaos at Dublin airport cause reputational damage to the country? To discuss Ciara spoke to Former Minister for Transport, Shane Ross and also Eoghan O’Mara the Chief Executive at Irish Tourism Industry Confederation.

Digital bank Revolut is prompting some customers to upgrade their debit cards for free before June 21st. Failure to do so could lead to the cards not working. Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly joined us this morning with more on this.

The government is set to introduce a cost-of-living package that is targeted at hard-pressed families. But will the proposed package go far enough to help those in need? Dr Karina Doorly, Research Area Coordinator for the Tax, Welfare, and Pensions team at the ESRI joined Shane on the show this morning.

An urgent meeting between the Transport minister Eamon Ryan and Dublin Airport Authority will be held this morning following huge delays and long queues at the weekend which resulted in many passengers missing Graeme McQueen, Media Relations Manager with the DAA ing their flights.

The gambling industry is to fight parts of Government legislation in an attempt to clamp down on the industry. It comes as one senator wants to see a ban against bookmakers located near schools over concerns of “children in uniforms going into bookies”. Labour Senator Marie Sherlock spoke to Newstalk Breakfast about her concerns.

Gardaí have warned that children in Ireland are being sexually exploited online every day because of a three-year backlog in cyber-crime investigations. Damien McCarthy, a member of the GRA’s national executive for Dublin South Central, joined Ciara on Newstalk Breakfast to explain more on this.

Families spent on average €160 on treat foods like crisps, chocolate, and biscuits during April 2022 that’s according to new research carried out by safe food and the HSE. This morning, Colman Noctor, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist, joined Ciara to discuss these findings.

The first case of Monkeypox was confirmed in Ireland on Friday. But just how much do we know about this virus which is much milder and less transmissible than Covid. Professor Sam McConkey, Infectious Disease Specialist at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland spoke to Shane on the show this morning.

As inflation and the cost of living continues to rise. Is the government doing enough to protect Irish people from this crisis? To discuss this furthe Pearse Doherty, Sinn Feín’s Spokesman on Finance spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

People over 75 are waiting on average almost 14 hours for emergency department admission. That’s according to figures released by the HSE to Sinn Féin. Paul Reid is the CEO of the HSE  spoke to Newstalk Breakfast to respond to these emergency departments waiting time figures.

Recent studies show that adolescent depression has reached epidemic proportions in modern society. Is our society’s obsession with mental health making it a trend? Richard Hogan, Clinical Director of Therapy Institute and Columnist with The Irish Examiner joined Shane to discuss further.

Fine Gael Councillor, Danny Byrne has called for The Irish Hotels Federation to appear before an Oireachtas Committee to explain the massively inflated prices for hotel rooms in Dublin and he spoke to Ciara this morning on the show.

National Rifle Association – a powerful American gun lobbying group will hold its national conference in Texas today, just days after the deadliest mass school shooting in Texas history. What can we expect from the meeting? Nora Mishanec, Houston Chronicle Reporter spoke to Ciara to explain what the view is on the ground about the NRA conference.

The government announced an emergency response to the need for special education centres for vulnerable children yesterday. Many stakeholders have expressed concerns about the proposed framework. Adam Harris CEO of AsIAm joined Shane on the show this morning.

It has been quite a significant week for the city. An agreement has been reached by Cork City Council to buy the Port of Cork’s city-centre quays in what looks set to be one of the largest docklands regeneration schemes in Europe. Colm Kelleher, Lord Mayor of Cork join Ciara on the show with more details of the regeneration of the docklands.

Government policy published yesterday seeks to create better pathways between further education and higher education. Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science of Ireland spoke to Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the policy.

An official inquiry into alleged gatherings at Downing Street and Whitehall during Covid-19 restrictions has said the "senior leadership" in Boris Johnson's government must "bear responsibility" for the culture which led to coronavirus lockdown rules being broken. The report by Sue Gray said the public would be "dismayed" by a series of breaches of coronavirus rules in No 10 and Westminster. For more on this Shane spoke to Adam Boulton, Political Commentator, Former Sky News Political Editor, and Contributor to Talk TV.

A Kerry mother, who has two weeks left to find a new home, says she has “no options” left due to the number of homes being used as short-term or holiday rentals. Lisa O’Shea spoke to Ciara about her situation to find a home.

Despite having access to grants for the past three years, local authorities have failed to install a single electric vehicle charger in a public place. So says Richard Bruton, Chairperson of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. Shane O’Donohue, Editor with completecar.ie joined Shane this morning to discuss.