Sir, – Marian Fitzpatrick (December 13th) requests that our TDs should refrain from sending Christmas cards in order to save the public purse. I would second that. In this age of e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, etc, it would be more cost- and time-efficient to build a database of e-mail addresses and submit e-cards instead. This would also be a more eco-friendly alternative! Stop the cards and save the pines. – Yours, etc,