Reaction to opinion poll

Madam, – Ministers take a reduction in their salaries following December’s budget

Madam, – Ministers take a reduction in their salaries following December's budget. According to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll (January 22nd), satisfaction with the Government is up five points, to 19 per cent. Perhaps further salary cuts can yield similar dividends? – Yours, etc,

JOHN O’BYRNE,

Mount Argus Court,

Harold’s Cross,

Dublin 6.

Madam, – Support for Fianna Fáil is at 26 per cent, up 2 per cent. How in God’s name can this be?

How many family members can they have? How many inept bankers and property developers can there be? I challenge anybody who intends to vote Fianna Fáil to explain why and how they can possibly be satisfied with this Government.

Current and past Fianna Fáil regimes have ruined the lives of the most vulnerable in society. – Yours, etc,

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DERMOT SWEENEY,

Ushers Island,

Dublin 8.

Madam, – I wonder how many of the 19 per cent who responded Yes to the question of whether they were satisfied with the Government were being ironic? – Yours, etc,

BRIAN HODKINSON,

Reboge,

Limerick.