Response to government comments on immigration

From our reporter Una Kelly, live from DerrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Central Bank reports that the average premium jumped 9% last year to €623, driven by rising repair costs and legal fees.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After two and a half years of fighting, the city of El Fasher in Darfur has fallen to the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, leaving tens of thousands trapped and reports of mass violence emerging. Sheldon Yett is spokesperson for UNICEF.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pat Dennigan, Chief Executive, Focus Ireland, reacts to figures released by the Department of Housing which show a total of 16,614 people living in emergency accommodation in September, an increase of 261 from the previous month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this week, Tánaiste Simon Harris said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working, and Government should reconsider its existing policies in a "very serious way". The comments were heavily criticised by some opposition parties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Kilkenny hurler, DJ Carey has been told he faces an inevitable prison sentence for defrauding people by falsely claiming he needed money for cancer treatment. In court for us today was RTÉ Prime Time's Paul Murphy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working, and Government should reconsider its policies "in a very serious way. To discuss this Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth and Vice-Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A BBC investigation has found that illegal teeth-whitening treatments that can burn gums and destroy teeth are being handed over in car parks and on doorsteps. For more on this Dr Rory Boyd, Vice President of the Irish Dental Association.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 24th of September 31 year old Miguel García-Hernández was shot at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas when a gunman opened fire outside the ICE field office. He leaves behind five children, including a newborn who was born just days after he died. Claire spoke to Miguel's widow, Stephany Gauffeny.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For some tips on staying safe this Halloween Alan Keane, Garda Community Engagement Bureau and Greg O Dwyer, Chief Fire Officer with Dublin Fire Brigade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.