A chara, – I’m delighted to see the new Government began with a reduction in ministerial pay. However, a cut of a few thousand from substantial six-figure salaries seems a token gesture. Why not simply be satisfied with a TD’s salary? After all, it’s not as if any of our worthy public representatives are in it for the money. With so many unemployed and those with jobs groaning under ever- increasing taxes, this would be a much more realistic way of sharing the pain of the people. – Is mise,
Revd PATRICK BURKE,
Willowbank,
Blackrock, Cork.