Sir, – While it is difficult for many younger people to afford to buy or rent in Dublin in particular, this is nothing new to those of us who lived abroad in past decades. In London for many years, public sector workers, such as nurses, teachers or police, all had a salary weighting as a means to addressing the additional cost of living there, but also as a way of retaining staff. It is unfortunate that our public sector unions have not effectively advocated for this option. – Yours, etc,
FRANK BROWNE,
Dublin 16.