Sir, - Despite vociferous denials, the death penalty does exist in Ireland and furthermore it is carried out on an almost daily basis.
Failure to wear a seat belt in a moving car, or in the case of a driver, failing to require all passengers to wear restraints is tantamount to condemning vehicle occupants to death.
The killing of a human being, whether mandated by the civil authorities (as in the US) or through the stupidity of an individual's inaction in adhering to the law must be classified as an execution. - Yours, etc.,
Edward D. Rafferty, Grogan's Road, Wexford.