# Dáil Éireann's End of Term Report Card Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983/d-il-ireann-s-end-of-term-report-card Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983/d-il-ireann-s-end-of-term-report-card.md Podcast: [Clare FM](https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983) Published: 2026-07-17T08:51:14+00:00 Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/clarefm/dail-eireanns-end-of-term Audio file: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2362596899-clarefm-dail-eireanns-end-of-term.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clare-fm-1054983/episodes/d-il-ireann-s-end-of-term-report-card Duration seconds: 846 ## Resource The Dáil has risen for its summer recess, bringing to a close a politically eventful first half of the year. From the ongoing housing crisis and rising living costs to renewed controversy over the National Children's Hospital, fuel protests and heated exchanges across the floor of the Dáil, the Government and Opposition remain sharply divided on the country's direction. So, at the halfway point of this Government's term, is Ireland seeing real progress, or are the biggest challenges still unresolved? Joining Alan Morrissey to discuss the Government's report card and what's in store when the Dáil returns in September were Minister of State Timmy Dooley of Fianna Fáil and Shannon Sinn Féin TD Donna McGettigan. Photo © Oireachtas.ie ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clare-fm-1054983/episodes/d-il-ireann-s-end-of-term-report-card/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983/d-il-ireann-s-end-of-term-report-card.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.