Homelessness, healthcare and education were some of the topics on the agenda at a special hustings in Dublin this morning.

A group of election candidates from Dublin and Carlow faced a grilling from students in their constituencies.

Marie and Nancy McDonagh - transition year pupils at St Leo's College in Carlow - had some suggestions about the education system:

Some of the children from St. Enda's primary school in Dublin made it clear there were a number of pressing issues that politicians need to focus on:

Today's event was hosted jointly by Barnardos, The Children's Right's Alliance and the ISPCC.

Three TDs attended - People Before Profit's Richard Boyd Barrett, Labour's Kevin Humphries and Fianna Fáil's Robert Troy. While Councillors Kathleen Funchion, Kate O'Connell and Gary Gannon also took part in the Q&A.

Jennifer Ryan reports: