Sir, I am shocked by the contents of the UN Develpment Report on development reviewed in your paper, placing Ireland 16th out of 17 Western countries, with 15.3 per cent of our population living in poverty. As one of the many people happy to return to Ireland after years working abroad to bring up our three children, I have to ask myself: what kind of country have I brought them back to?
It is clear that "quality of life" is only for some. This country has the highest economic growth rate in the Western world, many have never had it so good, and the rest never got near it. Maybe the Government could stop slapping itself on the back long enough to read the report? - Yours, etc.,
Rachel Widdis Cambay, Cabinteely, Dublin 18.