Slippery pavements

Autumn leaves

Sir, – Having picked my way carefully through the treacherous, sodden autumn leaves on the footpath, I realised that yet again this year they will not be swept up. Elderly people are constantly urged to go for a walk in order to improve their mental and physical health, but many pavements are broken and uneven and in dire need of attention. – Yours, etc,

MARGARET BUTLER,

Booterstown,

Co Dublin.