Madam, - It is pure fantasy, of course, in this best of all possible worlds, but the idea just crossed my mind that if a potential voter on polling day next year must traverse the M50 and actually arrives at his destination in time to vote, he may then wish to thank Mr M. Cullen, Minister for Transport. If he arrives alive, un-hijacked and un-robbed, he may very well wish to thank Mr M. McDowell, Minister for Justice.
But if he and when he does arrive at the polling station and finds his name has been deleted from the electoral register, will he wish to thank Mr D. Roche, Minister for the Environment? Just a thought, that's all. - Yours, etc,
ARTHUR DUNNE, Blackrock, Co Dublin.