Letter of the Day
A letter of note selected by the Letters' Editor
Banning disposable and flavoured vapes
Banning all flavours and disposable vapes could actually increase smoking rates
The housing crisis – wooden and log houses
Affordable, environmentally friendly, and quickly assembled housing
Children living in poverty – some policy choices are better than others
Reducing child deprivation and poverty
Mental illness and social exclusion
Poverty, poor education, inadequate housing, limited services, and stigma
Shortage of vital medicines
Little point in removing financial barriers to medicines if the medicines are not actually available
Rebalancing responsibilities between local and national government
We have far fewer local councillors per capita than any other democracy
Raiding the training levy is a bad idea
National Training Fund was never intended to prop up an underfunded third-level sector
Society and the issue of problematic drinking
People need to assess their relationship with alcohol in a meaningful way
Let credit unions provide mortgages
Denying credit unions the ability to provide mortgages would limit consumer choice
Refugees – facts and the global context
Life is hard, and people do not leave their countries lightly
Overseas firms, investment and employment standards
Workers must not bear the cost of faster, cheaper project delivery
Athletics and the potential for a healthier nation
Olympic success should be harnessed and built on by Government
Party whip system is bad for democracy
Reform of the whip should be a condition of the funding parties receive from the exchequer
The Dart – a good start but where are the other promised lines?
Short-term thinking ensured that subsequent phases were never delivered over the past four decades
Inheritance tax is unfair double taxation
This is not a tax on wealth but a resentment or jealousy tax
Humanitarian crisis in Sudan needs urgent response
Over 750,000 people are facing famine-like conditions
Funding RTÉ – a messy political compromise
Why do we have report after report when the solution is staring us in the face?
Time for honest answers on Seanad reform
Despite pious aspirations, the implementation of the report on reform has been obstructed at every level
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