Sir, – Budget 2024 left homeless people, the unemployed, carers, and disabled citizens with little or no benefit, consigning them to greater poverty and stress, creating and maintaining division, inequality and injustice. A just, equitable, and cohesive society can be created in Ireland; however, politicians prefer a divided society which maintains the adversarial party system we have and pits citizen against citizen to the detriment of many and the benefit of politicians. A universal basic income of €350 per week would create a seismic shift in our society, benefitting citizen welfare, the economy and cohesiveness in our society. – Yours, etc,
HUGH McDERMOTT,
Dromahair,
Co Leitrim.