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From January 2022 to the end of August this year, acute hospital overtime expenditure was around €1.7 billion. For the details on this our Health Correspondent, Fergal Bowers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The special care service is suppose to provide secure intervention for young people with extremely troubled lives, but because of staff shortages just 13 of its 26 special care beds are available. For reaction to this, Julie Ahern, Deputy Chef Execuive Childrens Rights Alliance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from some Democrat supporters in Washington and some Republician supporters in Texas. Our former colleague and now on the State of Affairs podcast, Aine Lawlor is in Washington and spoke to Rachael. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An investigation is under way into the incident in Clanbrassil Close. Seven people, including three children, were rescued following an arson attack at a property in Dublin in the early hours of this morning. Our reporter Helen Donohue spoke to local Labour party councillor, Darragh Moriarty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the latest from Leinster house today our Political Correspondent, Micheal Lehane. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade unions and Government representatives are meeting separately with an independent body in a bid to resolve the ongoing row over public sector pay. For the latest, our Work & Technology Correspondent, Brian O'Donovan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The High Court has found that new regulations brought in by Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan to govern the payment of legal aid in criminal cases are "grossly unfair" and "demonstrably illogical". For more on this our Legal Affairs Correspondent, Órla O'Donnell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the last decade there have been several initatives to inject life into town centres. For more on this our reporter Joe Caufield was in Blessington in Co. Wicklow, to get peoples reaction. Blessington is one of the 26 towns included in the proposed initiative. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In recent months, the COVID-19 Evaluation has met with key people who were involved in dealing with the pandemic. Experts have been attending a live stream debate with the Covid- 19 evaluation team this morning, for more on this our Health Correspondent, Fergal Bowers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chilled and frozen food has been removed from sale at 13 SuperValu stores after a cyber incident affected their refrigeration systems. For the latest Conor Flynn, Managing Director at Waystone Digital AssuranceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.