Reactions To Budget 2000

Sir, - Is it any wonder that the mothers-working-at-home lobby is more vocal than the both-parents-working lobby? What with juggling…

Sir, - Is it any wonder that the mothers-working-at-home lobby is more vocal than the both-parents-working lobby? What with juggling work, childcare, traffic, and home-making, where would they find the time to write letters to The Irish Times and participate in daytime radio programmes?

Surely the answer lies in State funding for pre-school child care. After all, the State funds children at every other stage of their education and development through to postgraduate level. - Yours, etc.,

Tara Horan, York Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6.