Madam, - Dr Muriel A. Mulcahy raises an excellent point when she asks (March 1st): "Why do able-bodied people insist on parking in parking spaces reserved for disabled drivers and/or disabled passengers?"
I suppose laziness and ignorance are the main contributing factors to this anti-social activity. Unfortunately, they are merely the manifestation of Irish society's overall lack of respect for the rights of the individual.
Advocating, extolling and protesting for human rights seem to come as natural to the Irish as breathing. However, when it comes time to practise what we preach, we haven't evolved to the point of recognising our responsibility to act upon our principles. - Yours, etc.,
EDWARD D. RAFFERTY, Millpark, Castlebridge, Co Wexford.