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Stephen writes:

I know your readers love youth politics and TV talent shows.

This video of a former X factor “star” endorsing an Ogra FF candidate and singing Arise and Follow Charlie Haughey might interest them.

Shows why Fianna Fáil are sooooo popular amongst the youth.

FIGHT!

Wagner?

Hannah Komdwe, then aged 2, outside Leinster House was among asylum seekers calling for an end to Direct Provision in 2014

This morning.

A white paper published earlier by the Government outlines plans to replace the Direct Provision system with an ‘international protection system’ and close all existing Direct Provision centres by the end of 2024.

Via RTÉ News:

Phase one is expected to take four months. In this phase, accommodation will be provided in reception and integration centres, which will be in State ownership and operated by not-for-profit organisations.

….applicants will be offered accommodation through a number of strands in phase two.

The plan says after their first four months in Ireland, people whose protection claims are still being processed will move to accommodation in the community.

It says this will be own-door or own-room accommodation, for which they will pay a means-tested rent.

…Single people will be housed in either own-door or own-room accommodation.

Meanwhile…

…Applicants will be entitled to seek paid work after six months….They will be able to apply to open a bank account and will be provided with information on how to do this. They will also be able to apply for Irish drivers’ licences at this stage.

Meanwhile…

Govt to replace Direct Provision with international protection system (RTÉ)

RollingNews

This morning.

Meanwhile…

Two brothers in their 60s found dead in Cork, as garda look to trace a third man (Sunday World)

This afternoon.

Ringsend, Dublin 4.

Meanwhile…

Almost 60% of people say their mental health has been impacted by the pandemic, with younger people more likely to have experienced recent difficulties with their well-being.

The fifth Social Impact of Covid-19 survey, from the Central Statistics Office, gives an insight into the way people’s lives have changed in the last year.

The research – based on an online questionnaire with 1,621 people earlier this month – shows over 15% said they were downhearted or depressed “all or most of the time”, in the four weeks before the survey.

This compares with a figure of 5.5% in a similar study last April during the first wave.

…Life satisfaction is described as “low” by over 40% of those surveyed.

…Female respondents were more likely to feel lonely or report that their mental health and well-being had been negatively impacted by the pandemic.

Nearly 60% say mental health hit by pandemic – CSO (RTÉ)

From top: today’s Irish Daily Mail; HSE CEO Paul Reid and Anne O’Connor, Chief Operations Officer, HSE at Dr Steevens’ Hospital for the weekly HSE operational update this afternoon

This afternoon.

HSE briefing at Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin.

HSE CEO Paul Reid addressed an Irish Daily Mail report this morning from a whistleblower who claims thousands of people who had been vaccinated have had their personal data compromised.

The whistleblower said IT system being used by the HSE was compromised and patients’ confidential data was accessible.

Via RTÉ

In relation to a Irish Daily Mail report, Paul Reid said they have ongoing discussions with the data protection commissioner.

He said the first stage is the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) which would have been a similar process they worked through in relation to testing and tracing – what levels of access for data, what levels of controls.

He said it was similar in terms of deployment of the IT system for the vaccine rollout. As part of that, he said there are different phases of control processes, and processes for deployment of that system.

“It’s a national system because there are people going into various locations – hospital groups, community organisations, vaccination centres – they’re not from a particular hospital or community organisation. So we always envisaged the processes were always defined that it would be a national view in the first instance.”

He said that when they move to vaccination centres, it’s expected the control view will be who is to be administered in that centre. Right now it is on a national basis, he said, and control processes are around as people are administered onto the system .

He said he is not aware of the case reported in the Daily Mail.

Hmm.

Anyone?

Latest Covid-19 briefing from the HSE (RTÉ)

Thousands have highly personal details exposed in COVID-19 vaccine data breach (Extra.ie)

RollingNews

Linda Martin

On The Late Late Show…

…Jennifer O’Brien writes:

Star of Breaking Bad and new series Your Honor, Bryan Cranston, will join Ryan to speak about his Golden Globe nomination, the differences between great TV and film making, and his greatest roles to date….

…Her Eurovision hopes were dashed with the cancellation of last year’s show, but Dubliner Lesley Roy is ready to finish what she started and will give her debut performance of Ireland’s 2021 Eurovision entry, Maps…

…former Eurovision winners Linda Martin, Niamh Kavanagh, Charlie McGettigan, and Paul Harrington willbe in studio for some very special musical performances…

…Irish Paralympic athletes Ellen Keane, Colin Judge, Nicola Turner, Martin Gordon, and John Fulham, President of Paralympics Ireland, will discuss their hopes for Toyko this summer…

…Crispin Rodwell, president of the Press Photographers Association of Ireland will present a selection of images from this year’s PPAI Awards. The overall Press Photographer of the Year will be announced live on air…

Any excuse.

The Late Late Show on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.