Sir, – “The Irish Times understands that the Government is under pressure from the EU-IMF-ECB troika to reduce the duration for which the means-tested jobseeker’s benefit is paid” (Front page, November 27th). I humbly suggest the boards and managing directors of the EU-IMF-ECB troika live in Ireland for a full year in a bedsit on these benefits and go back to the government with their new recommendations for the budget of 2013. – Yours, etc,