Sir, – Thomas Ryan (May 8th) misunderstands my argument about the sale of State assets. My point is that in agreeing to undertake a review of such assets, it was clear that this did not bind that government or any future government to actually selling them.
What I didn’t anticipate at the time was that Labour in government would be willing to accept such privatisation plans. I still believe the sale of Bord Gáis Energy was unnecessary and that it should have been kept in public ownership. – Yours, etc,
EAMON RYAN,
Green Party,
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