Madam, - The Tánaiste has advised consumers to "shop around" so that we're not ripped off by retailers. But what evidence is there that the Government of which her party is an important part did this when it went out to buy an electronic voting system?
We now have a system that has to have the equivalent of a lobotomy before an electoral commission will decide whether it can be used. Has the Government still got its receipt? I always keep mine from Dunnes Stores. They take anything back, with a smile. - Yours, etc.,
KATHRYN MULREADY, Calderwood Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.